palm off \palm` off"\ (p[aum]m), v. t.
   (a) To dispose of fraudulently or deceptively; as, to palm off a counterfeit item as genuine. Hence:
   (b) To induce acceptance of (something) by misrepresenting it as something better. [PJC]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

palm off v : sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive [syn: foist off, fob off]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0