Misplace

  • 11misplace — See displace. See displace, misplace …

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  • 12misplace — [[t]mɪ̱sple͟ɪs[/t]] misplaces, misplacing, misplaced VERB If you misplace something, you lose it, usually only temporarily. [V n] He misplaces his reading glasses with such regularity that aides carry extras... [V n] Somehow the suitcase with my… …

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  • 13misplace — mis•place [[t]mɪsˈpleɪs[/t]] v. t. placed, plac•ing 1) to put in a wrong place 2) to put in a place afterward forgotten; lose; mislay 3) to place or bestow improperly, unsuitably, or unwisely: to misplace one s trust[/ex] • Etymology: 1545–55… …

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  • 14misplace — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. derange; mislocate, displace, mislay. See loss, displacement. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. mislay, displace, shuffle, disarrange, remove, disturb, take out of its place, disorder, tumble, dishevel,… …

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  • 15misplace — mis|place [ˌmısˈpleıs] v [T] to lose something for a short time by putting it in the wrong place = ↑mislay ▪ Oh dear, I seem to have misplaced the letter …

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  • 16misplace — mis|place [ ,mıs pleıs ] verb transitive to put something in the wrong place and lose it, especially for a time: MISLAY: The officers were told the records had either been lost or misplaced …

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  • 17misplace — mɪs pleɪs v. put in the wrong place, place accidentally; lose …

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  • 18misplace — verb put in the wrong place. Derivatives misplacement noun …

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  • 19misplace — verb (T) to lose something for a short time by putting it in the wrong place; mislay: Oh dear, I seem to have misplaced the letter …

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  • 20misplace — verb he had misplaced the tickets Syn: lose, mislay, put in the wrong place, be unable to find, forget the whereabouts of Ant: find …

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