pass off Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity
   
   • She passed off as a Russian agent
2. verb disregard
   
   • She passed off the insult
3. verb cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity
   
   • She passed the glass off as diamonds
   • He passed himself off as a secret agent
4. verb disappear gradually
   blow over; fade; pass; evanesce; fleet.
   
   • The pain eventually passed off
5. verb come to pass
   fall out; come about; pass; hap; happen; take place; occur; go on.
   
   • What is happening?
   • The meeting took place off without an incidence
   • Nothing occurred that seemed important
6. verb expel (gases or odors)
   breathe; emit.
   

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