misplace

Verb
Synonyms: mislaylose

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. place (something) where one cannot find it again“I misplaced my eyeglasses”Synonyms: mislaylose
  2. place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position“misplaced modifiers”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Misplace \Mis*place"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misplaced; p. pr. & vb. n. Misplacing.]

1.To put in a wrong place; to set or place on an improper or unworthy object; as, he misplaced his confidence. [1913 Webster]

2.To place in a location that one does not recall; to mislay; to lose. [PJC]

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