[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

misplace \misplace"\, 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
see also:
misplaced misplacing 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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"
see also:
mislay lose 

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