Make and Pass as

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Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.

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Pass as and make are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pass as" instead a verb "Make".

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

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Make and pass as are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Make" instead a verb "Pass as".

In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) April has a guy in her studio's costume department make rubber masks for the heroes that can make them pass as humans if they wear overcoats.

Source: Full-Body Disguise
But since Hiromi is an unisex name in Japan, Shiho easily used it to make herself pass as the nanny's former lover's long-lost daughter.

Source: Manga / Private Actress
This is presumably why there are so many plays in which a female character has to pass as male to get something done or to make a particular point.

Source: Cross-Cast Role

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