1. Disappear gradually
   "The pain eventually passed off";
   - evanesce, fade, blow over, fleet, pass
    
2. Be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity
   "She passed off as a Russian agent"
    
3. Dispose of something unwanted or inferior by deceptively presenting it as genuine or desirable
   "The art dealer tried to pass off fake paintings as originals";
   - foist off [informal], palm off, fob off [informal]
    
4. Disregard
   "She passed off the insult"
    
5. (of an event) come to pass in time, so that it is real and actual at some time
   "The ceremony passed off without incident";
   - happen, hap [archaic], go on, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place

Derived forms: passes off, passing off, passed off

Type of: appear, brush aside, brush off [informal], disappear, discount, dismiss, disregard, flog [Brit, informal], go away, ignore, look, push aside, seem, sell, vanish

Encyclopedia: Pass off