'Misplace' definitions:

Definition of 'misplace'

verb

Place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses" [syn: misplace, mislay, lose]

verb

Place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position; "misplaced modifiers"

From: GCIDE

Misplace \Mis*place"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misplaced; p. pr. & vb. n. Misplacing.]
1. To put in a wrong place; to set or place on an improper or unworthy object; as, he misplaced his confidence. [1913 Webster]
2. To place in a location that one does not recall; to mislay; to lose. [PJC]