Meaning of misplace

mis•place

Pronunciation: (mis-plās'), [key]

— -placed, -plac•ing.

to put in a wrong place.
to put in a place afterward forgotten; lose; mislay.
to place or bestow improperly, unsuitably, or unwisely: to misplace one's trust.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

misplace (Thesaurus)

misplaced modifier

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