pass off
Pawn as genuine
Pass off means to present something deceptively as something it isn't: He tried to pass off the replica as an original.
You can pass yourself off as someone you're not, or pass off inferior goods as quality merchandise.
The phrase also describes dismissing or downplaying: She passed off the insult with a laugh.
In British usage, an event passes off successfully when it proceeds without trouble: The ceremony passed off without incident.
Cause false belief
- hoodwinkTrick into false belief
- dupeDeceive or victim
- conArgument against
- bamboozleDeceive through cunning
feign · masquerade · bluff · swindle · defraud · sham · fabricate · misrepresent
Entrust authority to another
- assignGive as responsibility
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- shiftMovement or work period
- unloadRemove contents from
foist · dump · shirk · responsibility
Not the real thing
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- counterfeitFraudulent imitation
phony · imitation · ersatz · pseudo · sham · simulacrum · facsimile · bootleg
Reject with gesture
- downplayDiminish perceived importance
- minimizeReduce to smallest extent
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- ignoreRefuse to notice
discount · trivialize · belittle · gloss over · overlook · make light of · explain away
mislead
Cause false belief
bamboozle · feign · masquerade · bluff · swindle · defraud · sham · fabricate · misrepresent · pretend
delegate
Entrust authority to another
unload · foist · dump · shirk · responsibility
fake
Not the real thing
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
counterfeit · phony · imitation · ersatz · pseudo · sham · simulacrum · facsimile · bootleg · pirated
wave away
Reject with gesture
- downplayDiminish perceived importance
- minimizeReduce to smallest extent
- disregardWillful lack of attention
ignore · discount · trivialize · belittle · gloss over · overlook · make light of · explain away
fade
Lose intensity gradually
diminish · recede · wane · subside · let up · die down · blow over · clear up
- diminishingabate, decrease, diminish, dwindle, ebb
- substitutessubstitute, subs, replacement, substitutes, stand-in
pass offdisclose
Reveal hidden information
reveal · expose · authenticate · verify · come clean
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