| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To mislay or lose.[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Present participle conjugation of the verb misplace.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (misplace) | 1. Place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses".[Wordnet]. 2. Place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position; "misplaced modifiers".[Wordnet]. 3. To put in a wrong place; to set or place on an improper or unworthy object; as, he misplaced his confidence.[Websters]. 4. Base verb from the following inflections: misplacing, misplaced, misplaces, misplacer, misplacers, misplacingly and misplacedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. | Top | |
Date "MISPLACING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1593. (references) |
Specialty Definition: MISPLACING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Putting in a wrong place, or on a wrong object.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of misplace. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
