mislay

Verb

Synonyms: misplace lose

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

place (something) where one cannot find it again“I misplaced my eyeglasses”Synonyms: misplace lose

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Mislay \Mis*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mislaid; p. pr. & vb. n. Mislaying.] [1913 Webster]

1.To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source. [1913 Webster]

The fault is generally mislaid upon nature.— Locke.[1913 Webster]

2.To lay in a place not recollected; to misplace; to lose. [1913 Webster +PJC]

The . . . charter, indeed, was unfortunately mislaid: and the prayer of their petition was to obtain one of like import in its stead.— Hallam.[1913 Webster]