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What does misplace mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word misplace? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (transitive) To put something somewhere and then forget its location; to mislay
  2. (figuratively) To apply one's talents inappropriately.
  3. To put something in the wrong location.
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As the game wore on and Arsenal continued to misplace passes, the crowd's frustration grew.
If you should misplace the letter, you may request a copy of the letter to be sent to you.
Years later, when my father began to misplace his memory, he would knit together the geographies of the various cities in which he had lived.
If they get abused every time they misplace a pass it means the next time the ball comes their way they will welcome it as much as a dose of flu.
Telephone users in the city these days have been treated to a sound resembling a ghoulish wail, if they inadvertently misplace the receiver.
Facebook, where one can easily misplace 12 hours, is the reigning champion of this camp.

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