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