tamper
TAMPER
To meddle Vid:
To practice secretly occulto cum aliquo agere; aliquem or alicujus animum tentare or sollicitare (often with ablative of the means pecunia minis etc.): aliquem aggredi (to attack a person; e.g. variis artibus). To tamper with subjects or soldiers alicujus animum ad defectionem sollicitare.
To meddle Vid:
To practice secretly occulto cum aliquo agere; aliquem or alicujus animum tentare or sollicitare (often with ablative of the means pecunia minis etc.): aliquem aggredi (to attack a person; e.g. variis artibus). To tamper with subjects or soldiers alicujus animum ad defectionem sollicitare.
tamper:
I. Exp. by se immiscere: v.MEDDLE . Phr.: to t. with a wound, contrectare vulnus, Ov. Pont. 2, 2, 60.
II. To endeavour to corrupt:
1. aggrĕdior, gressus, 3 (a strong expr.): to t. with all by bribes, omnes pecunia a., Sall. J. 28, ad init.: to t. with the ambassadors severally, legatos alium ab alio diversos a., id. ib. 46.
2. tento, 1 (with abl. of instrument): to t. with the minds of the slaves by hope and fear, animos servorum spe et metu t., Cic. Clu. 63, 176: to t. with the trial by bribes, judicium pecunia t., id. ib. 4, 9.
3. sollĭcĭto, 1 (with abl. of instrument, or abs.): I have ascertained that the ambassadors were t.'d with by Lentulus, comperi legatos a Lentulo esse sollicitatos, Cic. Cat. 3, 2, 4: v.CORRUPT .
I. Exp. by se immiscere: v.
II. To endeavour to corrupt:
1. aggrĕdior, gressus, 3 (a strong expr.): to t. with all by bribes, omnes pecunia a., Sall. J. 28, ad init.: to t. with the ambassadors severally, legatos alium ab alio diversos a., id. ib. 46.
2. tento, 1 (with abl. of instrument): to t. with the minds of the slaves by hope and fear, animos servorum spe et metu t., Cic. Clu. 63, 176: to t. with the trial by bribes, judicium pecunia t., id. ib. 4, 9.
3. sollĭcĭto, 1 (with abl. of instrument, or abs.): I have ascertained that the ambassadors were t.'d with by Lentulus, comperi legatos a Lentulo esse sollicitatos, Cic. Cat. 3, 2, 4: v.