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仕立て上げる (したてあげる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
make out to be ; set up as ; frame
Used when deliberately shaping someone's image, role, or reputation, often with a nuance of manipulation or fabrication. Can be positive (preparing someone for a role) or negative (framing someone).
は
彼かれ
を
英えい
雄ゆう
に
仕し
立た
て
上あ
げ
た
。
The media set him up as a hero.
Similar words 仕し 立た てる 仕立てる is the base verb meaning 'to tailor' or 'to train up'. 仕立て上げる adds a stronger sense of completion or deliberate fabrication, often with a manipulative nuance.
でっちあげる でっちあげる means 'to fabricate' or 'to trump up', focusing on creating a false story or evidence. 仕立て上げる can include fabrication but also covers shaping a real person into a role.
Etymology Compound of 仕立てる (to tailor, to train) + 上げる (to raise, to complete), literally 'to tailor up' or 'to finish making into'. The figurative sense of 'framing' or 'setting up as' developed from the idea of deliberately crafting someone's image.
