invent vs trump up

invent and trump up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
invent	No	No	Yes	No
trump up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, trump up is a hyponym of invent; that is, trump up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than invent:

Other hyponyms of invent include mythologise, mythologize, confabulate, concoct, spin, vamp, vamp up.

invent (verb)	trump up (verb)
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort	invent
concoct something artificial or untrue