Tam″per (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Tampered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Tampering.] [A corruption of temper.] 1. To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to tamper with a disease.
'T is dangerous tampering with a muse. Roscommon.
2. To meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing.
3. To deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery.
Others tampered
For Fleetwood, Desborough, and Lambert. Hudibras.