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      misplace
      verb
      (transitive) To put something somewhere and then forget its location; to mislay.
      To put something in the wrong location.
      (figuratively) To apply one's talents inappropriately.
      Roots
      missimis- · other · wronglyplatea-plac · Greek · flat, broad
      Words related to misplace
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      The word misplace breaks down into 2 roots of other and Greek origin: mis-, from other missi (“wrongly”); and -plac, from Greek platea (“flat, broad”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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