デッチあげる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cook up; to trump up (a charge); to concoct
2. to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
Pitch accent
デ
ッチあげ
る
Composed of
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
Examples (4 in total)
He invented a false rumor.
He must have made it up.
The truth is he has a habit of inventing lies.