MISLAY
misplace, mislay
(verb) place (something) where one cannot find it again; “I misplaced my eyeglasses”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
mislay (third-person singular simple present mislays, present participle mislaying, simple past and past participle mislaid)
To leave or lay something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it.
Synonyms
• misplace
Anagrams
• Imlays, siamyl
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition