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misplace
to put something somewhere and then lose track of it
Synonyms
- lose
- mislay
- misfile
Antonyms
- locate
- find
misplace in a sentence
I often misplace my pencil when I switch between classes.
Nora misplaced her library card and later found it inside a notebook.
Where it comes from
From mis- 'wrongly' plus place
Memory hook
MISPLACE means to PLACE something where you will MISS it.
Read it in context
- The Waiting Map Social Science