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PASS OFF

(verb)
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There are 6 meanings of the phrase Pass Off.

Pass Off - as a verb

Be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity

Example: "She passed off as a russian agent"

Disregard

Example: "She passed off the insult"

Cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity

Example: "She passed the glass off as diamonds"

Disappear gradually

Example: "The pain eventually passed off"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
blow overevanesce13fade8fleet8pass6

Expel (gases or odors)

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
breathe12emit6
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
discharge16eject14exhaust17expel14release7
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Example Sentences

"He tried to pass off the counterfeit money as real."
"She attempted to pass off her brother's words as her own."
"The comedian managed to pass off his offensive jokes as harmless humor."
"He hoped to pass off his laziness as fatigue."
"The student tried to pass off someone else's work as her own."
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