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Mislay

Mislay Meaning & Definition
Mislay Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mislay?

[v] place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Mislay: lose | misplace

Related Terms | Find terms related to Mislay: be bereaved of | default | drop | forfeit | go astray from | incur loss | kiss good-bye | let slip | lose | lose out | mislocate | misplace | misput | miss | sacrifice | suffer loss | undergo privation | wander from

See Also | lay | place | pose | position | put | set

Mislay In Webster's Dictionary

\Mis*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mislaid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mislaying}.] 1. To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source. The fault is generally mislaid upon nature. --Locke. 2. To lay in a place not recollected; to lose. The . . . charter, indeed, was unfortunately mislaid: and the prayer of their petition was to obtain one of like import in its stead. --Hallam.

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