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Meaning of MISPLACE

Pronunciation:  mis'pleys

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position; "misplaced modifiers"
  2. [v]  place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"
 
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 Synonyms: lose, mislay
 
 See Also: lay, place, pose, position, put, set

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mis*place"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misplaced}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Misplacing}.]
To put in a wrong place; to set or place on an improper or
unworthy object; as, he misplaced his confidence.
 

 

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