Mess up and Tamper

Mess up

Mess up verb - To make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way.

Tamper and mess up are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tamper" instead a verb "Mess up".

Tamper

Tamper verb - Play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly.
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Synonyms for Tamper

Mess up and tamper are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mess up" instead a verb "Tamper".

Nearby Words: tamp, tamped, tampered, tampering, tamping

Both terms in one sentence

  • Series / V (2009) The Fifth Column plans to tamper with the DNA of live-aboards-to-be so that their genes mess up the whole V DNA reserve.
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