pass off meaning and definition

PASS OFF verb

Definition of pass off (verb)

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