pass off

end, be terminated, finish; cheat, deceive

For other uses of this and related terms please refer to the "pass" disambiguation page. Passing off is a common law tort which can be used to enforce unregistered trademark rights. Passing off essentially occurs where the reputation of party A is misappropriated by party B, such that party B misrepresents this reputation and damages the goodwill of party A.
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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

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.

phrv. สิ้นสุด, ยุติ, เลิก (syn. go away, go off); เกิดขึ้น (อย่างประสบความสำเร็จ) (syn. bring off, carry off); ดึงความสนใจไปจาก; หลอกให้ยอมรับ (syn. palm off)