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mislay

[mis-ley]

Origin

verb (used with object), -laid, -lay·ing.

to lose temporarily; misplace: He mislaid his keys.

to lay or place wrongly; arrange or situate improperly: to mislay linoleum.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English mysse layen. See mis-¹, lay¹

Related forms

mis·lay·er, noun

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mislay (mɪsˈleɪ)

—vb , -lays, -laying, -laid
1.	to lose (something) temporarily, esp by forgetting where it is
2.	to lay (something) badly

mis'layer

—n

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Word Origin & History

mislay

c.1400, from mis- (1) + lay (v.). Related: Mislaid.

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