noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
dilution; watering down
Refers to physically adding water to a liquid to increase volume, often with a negative connotation of reducing quality or strength.
あの店は酒を水増しして出しているらしい。
That shop seems to serve sake watered down.
スープを水増しして量
They increased the volume of the soup by watering it down.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Used for artificially inflating numbers, such as budgets, expenses, or claims, often in a dishonest way.
経費を水増しして請求するのは犯罪だ。
Padding expenses and billing them is a crime.
彼は実績を水増しして報告した。
He inflated his achievements in the report.