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pass off
Found in thesaurus: seem, appear, look, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, ignore, push aside, dismiss, pass, make pass, vanish, disappear, go away, expel, eject, release, discharge
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pass off
end, be terminated, finish; cheat, deceive
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Passing off
In common law countries such as England, Australia and New Zealand, passing off is a common law tort which can be used to enforce unregistered trade mark rights. The tort of passing off protects the goodwill of a trader from a misrepresentation.
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pass off
Verb
1. be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity; "She passed off as a Russian agent"
(hypernym) look, appear, seem
2. disregard; "She passed off the insult"
(hypernym) dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore
3. 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"
(hypernym) pass, make pass
4. disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
(synonym) evanesce, fade, blow over, fleet, pass
(hypernym) disappear, vanish, go away
5. come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
(synonym) happen, hap, go on, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
(hyponym) break, recrudesce, develop
6. expel (gases or odors)
(synonym) emit, breathe
(hypernym) discharge, expel, eject, release
(hyponym) burp, bubble, belch, eruct
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pass off
claim to be someone one is not, pretend to be someone else He passed himself off as a reporter and was able to get into the concert.
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pass off
phrv. สิ้นสุด, ยุติ, เลิก (syn. go away, go off); เกิดขึ้น (อย่างประสบความสำเร็จ) (syn. bring off, carry off); ดึงความสนใจไปจาก; หลอกให้ยอมรับ (syn. palm off)
