godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
window-dress; put on airs; be pretentious; pretend
Archaic verb meaning to make something look better than it is, to show off, or to pretend. Not used in modern Japanese; replaced by expressions like 見せかける or 飾り立てる.
彼は自分の経歴を作り飾って話した。
He embellished his career when he talked about it.
あの店は商品を作り飾って高く売っている。
That shop window-dresses its products and sells them at high prices.