appear vs pass off

pass off vs appear

appear and pass off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
appear	No	No	Yes	No
pass off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pass off is a hyponym of appear; that is, pass off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than appear:

appear: give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
pass off: be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity

Other hyponyms of appear include make, cut, feel, sound, come across, beam, glow, radiate, shine, gleam, glint, glisten, glitter, shine, jump, jump out, leap out, stand out, stick out, lift, rear, rise, loom, feel, stunt.

appear (verb)	pass off (verb)
come into sight or view	expel (gases or odors)
be issued or published	come to pass
come into being or existence, or appear on the scene	disappear gradually
appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.	disregard
give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect	cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity
(of a proposition) seem to be true, probable, or apparent	be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity
present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority

Difference between appear and pass off

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