pass off vs dismiss

pass off and dismiss both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of pass off include brush aside, brush off, discount, disregard, ignore, push aside.

pass off (verb)	dismiss (verb)
expel (gases or odors)	declare void
come to pass	bar from attention or consideration
disappear gradually	end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave
disregard	cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
cause to be circulated and accepted in a false character or identity	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
be accepted as something or somebody in a false character or identity	stop associating with