pass off

verbs

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

"She passed off as a Russian agent"

pass off

is a type of (narrower)

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

"She seems to be sleeping"; "This appears to be a very difficult problem"; "This project looks fishy"; "They appeared like people who had not eaten or slept for a long time"

appear, look, seem

disregard

"She passed off the insult"

pass off

is a type of (narrower)

bar from attention or consideration

"She dismissed his advances"

brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside

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"

pass off

is a type of (narrower)

cause to pass

"She passed around the plates"

make pass, pass

disappear gradually

"The pain eventually passed off"

blow over, evanesce, fade, fleet, pass, pass off

come to pass

"What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"

come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place

expel (gases or odors)

breathe, emit, pass off