misplace

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To put something somewhere and then forget its location; to mislay.

   I might have misplaced my umbrella; do you know where it is?

2. verb To apply one's talents inappropriately.
3. verb To put something in the wrong location.

Similar words

mislay lose mislocate mislook misset mislodge misfile misput misinsert misremember

Often followed by

the a it their them your things or his

Word family

misplaced misplacement misplacements misplaces misplacing