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MISPLACE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position

Example:

misplaced modifiers

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "misplace" is one way to...):

lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

misplacement (faulty position)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Place (something) where one cannot find it again

Example:

I misplaced my eyeglasses

Synonyms:

mislay; misplace

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "misplace" is one way to...):

lose (fail to get or obtain)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

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