misplace

verb

mis·place | \ˌmis-ˈplās

misplaced; misplacing; misplaces

Definition of misplace

transitive verb

1a : to put in a wrong or inappropriate place misplace a comma

b : mislay misplaced the keys

2 : to set on a wrong object or eventuality his trust had been misplaced

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misplace and mislay mean to put in the wrong place. misplace may mean to put something in a place that is not its usual location. Someone seems to have misplaced the crayons. misplace may also mean putting something where it should not have been at all. I misplaced my confidence in them. mislay means not only placing something in the wrong location but also forgetting that location. I mislaid my keys.

Examples of misplace in a Sentence

I seem to have misplaced my keys.

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Finally, families can be present for the cremation process during a witness cremation, which is often useful for concerns about mortuaries mixing up, misplacing, or not disposing of bodies properly. — Ace Ratcliff, SELF, "6 Things You Should Do Now to Prepare for Your Own Funeral," 30 Aug. 2018 For the record, that misplaced apostrophe was not our call. — Ed Masley, azcentral, "Summer concerts in Phoenix: Eagles, Post Malone, Logic, Panic! at the Disco, J. Cole, Wiz Khalifa," 15 June 2018 Mateo Kovacic did not misplace a single pass during his 80 minutes on the pitch against Iceland: • 79 attempted • 79 completed These Croatian centre-midfielders. — SI.com, "Croatia Boss Zlatcko Dalic Urges His Side to Forget Group Stage as He Looks Ahead to Denmark Clash," 27 June 2018 Many point to the thousands of complaints collected by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about servicers misplacing paperwork, providing inconsistent information or charging unexpected fees. — Danielle Douglas-gabriel, Washington Post, "Student loan servicing group sues D.C. over licensing and disclosure law," 20 Mar. 2018 But Germany, which has been in Mr. Trump’s crosshairs for spending only 1.24% of its gross domestic product on defense, said the sole focus on military spending is misplaced. — Robert Wall, WSJ, "NATO Members Say Focus on Military Spending Misplaced," 12 July 2018 Others may have misplaced or lost a ballot delivered in the mail. — John Myers, latimes.com, "5 important voting rules to know for California's primary," 4 June 2018 The final ball was lacking and even David Silva misplaced some passes. — Steve Douglas, chicagotribune.com, "Manchester City held to scoreless draw by Huddersfield in title celebration," 6 May 2018 Duncan submitted the image to a local paper, which misplaced it. — Washington Post, latimes.com, "Famed photojournalist David Douglas Duncan dies at 102," 8 June 2018

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