to dumb up
[phrase form: dumb]
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försköna, dekorera
to make something appear more sophisticated by adding unnecessary content
Exempel
She tried to dumb up her presentation by adding complex jargon.
Hon försökte piffa upp sin presentation genom att lägga till komplex jargong.
The movie was dumbed up with philosophical quotes that did n’t fit the plot.
Filmen var piffad upp med filosofiska citat som inte passade in i handlingen.
