mislay

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

mislay
    v 1: place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I
         misplaced my eyeglasses" [syn: {misplace}, {mislay},
         {lose}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Mislay \Mis*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mislaid}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Mislaying}.]
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   1. To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source.
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            The fault is generally mislaid upon nature. --Locke.
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   2. To lay in a place not recollected; to misplace; to lose.
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            The . . . charter, indeed, was unfortunately
            mislaid: and the prayer of their petition was to
            obtain one of like import in its stead. --Hallam.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

18 Moby Thesaurus words for "mislay":
      be bereaved of, default, drop, forfeit, go astray from, incur loss,
      kiss good-bye, let slip, lose, lose out, mislocate, misplace,
      misput, miss, sacrifice, suffer loss, undergo privation,
      wander from