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Verb pass off has 6 senses

pass off - be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity; "She passed off as a Russian agent"
--₁ is one way to look, appear, seem
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
pass off - disregard; "She passed off the insult"
--₂ is one way to dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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"
--₃ is one way to pass, make pass
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass - disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
--₄ is one way to disappear, vanish, go away
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
It ----s that CLAUSE
emit, breathe, pass off - expel (gases or odors)
--₆ is one way to discharge, expel, eject, release
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something