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Definition of mislay verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

mislay

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˌmɪsˈleɪ//
 
mislay somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they mislay
 
he / she / it mislays
 
past simple mislaid
 
-ing form mislaying
 
 
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to put something somewhere and then be unable to find it again, especially for only a short time synonym lose I seem to have mislaid my keys. Our luggage was temporarily mislaid.
See mislay in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary