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单词 passes 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

passes off

verb

present tense third-person singular of pass off
as in palms 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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  • palms off
  • fobs off
  • wishes
  • inflicts
  • imposes
  • palms
  • foists
  • forces
  • entails
  • counterfeits
  • misrepresents
  • falsifies
  • distorts
  • forges
  • fakes
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