Misplace

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  misplace
       v 1: place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I
            misplaced my eyeglasses" [syn: {mislay}, {lose}]
       2: place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position;
          "misplaced modifiers"