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Past tense for to misrepresent oneself or something
“Securing herself a post in service at the age of nine, she learned the skills needed to pass herself off as a lady.”
Past tense for to attempt to pass something (undesirable or shoddy) off to others
“Last year, there was a big stink when someone on eBay tried to pass off a chicken vertebra as one of her little bones.”
Past tense for to happen or occur
“The event did not always pass off as planned.”
Past tense for to disappear or fade away
“They adopted a superior air toward the young oblate, and told her patronizingly that she was just going through a phase that would eventually pass off.”
(masquerade as) Past tense for to pretend to be someone one is not
Past tense for to behave affectedly, especially in order to impress others
Past tense for to give a false or misleading account of the nature of
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