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

Example Sentences

For Kenyan musician and producer Tabu Osusa, it heralds the risk of cultural appropriation - with AI passing off African sounds without acknowledging their source.

From BBC

For instance, a cheap fish like tilapia may be given the name of a more expensive fish, like red snapper, or an endangered species might be passed off as a better-faring alternative.

From Salon

It has prompted the Conservatives to accuse the now-prime minister of "passing off someone else’s house as his own", and to suggest the use of the flat should have been declared as a political donation.

From BBC

“Especially if they are passed off to hands that are not the right ones.”

From Los Angeles Times

During her trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court, the prosecution argued she was planning to kidnap a baby to pass off as her own after lying to her second husband about being pregnant with twin boys.

From BBC