contemporize vs pass off

contemporize and pass off both are verbs.

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

As verbs, pass off is a hypernym of contemporize; that is, pass off is a word with a broader meaning than contemporize:

Other hypernyms of contemporize include come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, take place.

contemporize (verb)	pass off (verb)
arrange or represent events so that they co-occur	expel (gases or odors)
happen at the same time	come to pass
	disappear gradually
	disregard
	cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity
	be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity