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palming off
| Main Entry: |
palm off
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | foist |
| Synonyms: | compel to accept, fob off, impose, insert fraudulently, pass off, pull a fast one, put off, ram down one's throat, sneak in |
| Notes: | palm off means 'to deceive or defraud someone with something inferior'; pawn off has become a variant |
| Main Entry: | pass off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give because one does not want it |
| Synonyms: | eject, foist, make a pretense of, palm, palm off, send forth, work off |
| Antonyms: | keep, maintain |
| Main Entry: | shun |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | avoid, ignore |
| Synonyms: | bilk, cold-shoulder, cut, decline, despise, disdain, ditch*, dodge, double, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, get around, give a wide berth, give the runaround, have no part of, have nothing to do with, hide out, keep away from, keep clear of, neglect, palm off, pass up, refuse, reject, scorn, shake, shake off, shy, snub, stall, stand aloof from, stay shy of, steer clear of, turn back on |
| Antonyms: | accept, face, meet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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