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passed off as

passed off as is the simple past and past participle of pass off as.

Meaning of pass off as

Verb

pass off as (third-person singular simple present passes off as, present participle passing off as, simple past and past participle passed off as)

  1. (transitive) To misrepresent something as.
    • He tried to pass off the imitation Rolex as genuine.

Questions about passed off as

What is passed off as the simple past and past participle of?
Passed off as is the simple past and past participle of pass off as.

Words near passed off as in the dictionary

  1. passed master
  2. passed masters
  3. passed motion
  4. passed muster
  5. passed off
  6. passed off as
  7. passed on
  8. passed one's word
  9. passed oneself off as
  10. passed out
  11. passed over

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