passes as

A form of pass as — To be able to convince others that one is something contrary to fact; to look sufficiently like something or someone that one can purport to be it.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of pass as
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passes as. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passes%20as

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