to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
彼はスーツを仕立て上げる。
He tailors suits.
タブロイド紙は彼を悪人に仕立て上げた。
The tabloid made him out to be a villain.
政敵は彼を反逆者に仕立て上げて失脚させた。
Political rivals framed him as a traitor and brought him down.