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mis·lay (-lā′)

transitive verb mislaid -·laid′, mislaying -·lay′·ing

to put in a place afterward forgotten or not easily found

Etymology: see mis- & lay, v.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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