Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb misplace

2 senses of misplace

Sense 1
misplace, mislay, lose -- (place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses")
       => put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")

Sense 2
misplace -- (place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position; "misplaced modifiers")
       => put, set, place, pose, position, lay -- (put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point")