pawn off as

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English

Verb

pawn off as (third-person singular simple present pawns off as, present participle pawning off as, simple past and past participle pawned off as)

  1. To make a person or thing appear to be different than their true nature in order to fool someone else.
    We'll pawn this necklace off as real gold, and make a fortune.
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