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contrive
دَبَّرَ

contrive ADJ

contrive
دبر

contrive VB

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His paintings were unusually popular with forgers, leading his son to contrive various means of identifying the originals, including certificates of authenticity and wax stamps.
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They contrive another reason to meet: driving lessons.
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Little invention was needed to contrive a large cast of unbelievable characters and a number of interwoven plots.
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In 1868, he contrived a system of gaskets to prevent the buildup of scales on the inner walls of steam boilers.
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To guard against floods, a series of defences against the water were contrived.
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While some astronomers have cautiously supported these claims, others have dismissed them as contrived.
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He was also contriving to do a great deal of work at the national museum.
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He pressured jurors into giving up names of suspects, and to maximise sentences, contrived to have charges presented as felonies rather than trespasses.
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Provided this was not so unnaturally contrived as to allow an attacker to drain the system, it served two defensive purposes.
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He attributed this situation to the state of the social system contrived for the advantage of a small group of people.
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