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单词 pass off
释义

pass off

verb

passed off; passing off; passes off

transitive verb

1
: to make public or offer for sale with intent to deceive
2
: to give a false identity or character to

Synonyms

  • fob off
  • foist
  • palm
  • palm off
  • wish
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Example Sentences

the con man tried to pass off a piece of blue glass as a sapphire

Word History

First Known Use

1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

pass off

transitive verb

1
: to make public or offer for sale (goods or services) with intent to deceive : palm off
passing his product off as that of the plaintiff's W. L. Prosser and W. P. Keeton
see also unfair competition
2
: to give a false identity or character to
they created the documents on the day of the trial and passed them off as being made earlier

pass off

verb

as in to palm off
to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable the con man tried to pass off a piece of blue glass as a sapphire

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • palm off
  • fob off
  • wish
  • inflict
  • impose
  • palm
  • force
  • foist
  • entail
  • counterfeit
  • forge
  • falsify
  • misrepresent
  • distort
  • fake
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