English verb: misplace | |||
1. | misplace (contact) place (something) where one cannot find it again | ||
Samples | I misplaced my eyeglasses. | ||
Synonyms | lose, mislay | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
2. | misplace (contact) place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position | ||
Samples | Misplaced modifiers. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||