EGAVE

mislay

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To leave or lay something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it.
  2. verb To err in placing something.

Similar words

misplace lose mislook mislodge mislocate misset misfile misput misstore misplot

Often followed by

the it a them your their or his my

Word family

mislaid mislaying mislays

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