Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trump up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables: trump up
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To create falsely, to fabricate (particularly applied to accusations, (legal) charges or evidence).

verb

to heavily publicise, promote or market a product.

Example Sentences

"His electoral "campaign" to date has included attempts to trump up criminal charges against his opponents."
"Those of the men who had swapped horses with passing drovers, without the exchange of receipts, were busy all afternoon trumping up witnesses."
"We don't often trump up products purely for the virtue of being "new"."

Inflected Forms

trumps up (present, singular) trumping up (participle, present) trumped up (participle, past) trumped up (past)

Phrases

trumped-up

Frequently Paired Words

frame up

Synonyms

concoct

Questions

What does trump up mean?: To create falsely, to fabricate (particularly applied to accusations, (legal) charges or evidence).

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