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View synonyms for pass off

pass off

verb

  1. to be or cause to be accepted or circulated in a false character or identity

    he passed the fake diamonds off as real

  2. intr to come to a gradual end; disappear

    eventually the pain passed off

  3. to emit (a substance) as a gas or vapour, or (of a substance) to be emitted in this way
  4. intr to take place

    the meeting passed off without disturbance

  5. tr to set aside or disregard

    I managed to pass off his insult

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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