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trump up (verb phrase), trumps up; trumped up; trumping up
To create or to make up something false in order to cause problems for another person: The supervisor trumped up an unverifiable reason for firing Roxanne.
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trumped-up (adjective), more trumped-up, most trumped-up
That which is deliberately done or created to make an innocent person appear to be guilty of a crime: Sam was arrested on trumped-up charges that included trumped-up evidence.
Pertaining to evidence that is false or concocted; that is, made up.
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