misplacev.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsˈpleɪs/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsˈpleɪs/

Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and place v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, place v.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + place v.With sense 5 compare misplacer n. and quot. 1589 at misplacing n.

a. transitive. To put (something) in a wrong place; spec. to misfile.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > record > written record > arrangement and storage of written records > arrange and store written records [verb (transitive)] > file wrongly

misplace1555

misfile1912

1555 J. Bale in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. App. xxxix. 108 They mock the rehearsal of Gods commandments, and of the epistles and gospels in our Communion, and say, they are misplaced.

1582 R. Mulcaster 1st Pt. Elementarie xix. 141 Some necessarie cause either putteth in som letter,..or changeth som, or misplaceth som.

1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xxxi. 413 If hee have not washt a glasse well or misplaced a stoole.

1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. i. §9 Many times arguments may be good in their order, but they are mis-placed.

1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Florist Handling a Flower..is..apt to misplace the Leaves.

1756 Philos. Trans. 1755 (Royal Soc.) 49 289 The first letters C and E are separated from each other by a point. But that doubtless must have been occasioned either thro the ignorance or inadvertency of the workman, in misplacing the point.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 59 The teeth..may be misplaced by incurvation, or procurvation, or obliquity.

1889 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 18 163 Tendency to..misplace letters in writing, generally putting them too soon as ‘Wesday’ for ‘Wednesday’.

1946 Mod. Lang. Notes 61 346 In addition to omitting half the poem, she disregards the order of the verses, misplaces the refrain, and mistakes the envoi for another verse.

1991 P. Copeland Sound Recordings (BNC) 68 The operator, with muffled curses, misplaced the reproducing needle.

b. transitive. Originally U.S. To put (something) in a place and forget its whereabouts; = mislay v. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > loss > lose [verb (transitive)] > mislay

miscast1600

mislay1614

mislodge1676

misplace1849

1849 B. W. Mann Let. 12 May in Jrnl. Negro Hist. (1925) 10 196 If the above Mension letters are misplace any way, you or him will please write me word.

1878 Daily Nevada State Jrnl. 28 Apr. 3/2 A shipment of 32 bars of Con. Virginia and 36 bars from California came down last night. We misplaced the values and so are unable to give them this morning.

1918 Sci. Monthly 7 550 It is so easy to misplace things that it seldom happens that they can be found when they are wanted.

1976 Business Week (Industr. ed.) (Nexis) 2 Feb. 62 c The problem is..familiar to a do-it-yourself carpenter who misplaces a tape measure... The problem: finding something that you know is around when you don't quite know where to look.

1989 J. Smith Fairs, Feasts & Frolics 100 The discrepancy is thought to have arisen when the charter was either copied incorrectly or misplaced and written from memory.

1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 28 Jan. d1/2 Smith quickly mentioned that he thought he misplaced his playbook last week.

2015 Syracuse (N.Y.) Post-Standard 1 Dec. a9/4 As we get older..there is little comfort when you forget names… misplace your keys… or just feel ‘a little confused’.

†2. transitive. To make a mistake as to the position of; to mislocate, misassign. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > place or put in a position [verb (transitive)] > place in wrong position

mis-seta1325

mislay1402

misplace1556

mislodge1605

mislocate1816

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > miscalculate [verb (transitive)] > the position of

misplace1556

1556 R. Record Castle of Knowl. 157 To prooue that it [sc. the earth] standeth in the myddle of the worlde,..I wyll declare certayne inuincible reasons for confutation of them that mysseplace it.

1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 6 That..the Spaniards, in their posterior charts, misplaced Solomon's islands.

1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. vi. 543 Secondary authorities have completely misplaced the date.

1879 E. F. L. de la Croix Let. in J. Thirsk & J. Imray Suffolk Farming 19th Cent. (1958) 99 I see I have misplaced the initials of your Christian names. Please endorse the cheque accordingly.

†3. transitive. To place (a thing) in the wrong hands. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iii. ii. 41 Ile haue this crowne of mine, cut from my shoulders Ere I will see the crowne so foule misplaste [1623 mis-plac'd].

1781 W. Cowper Table Talk 39 The globe and sceptre in such hands misplaced.

4. transitive. To bestow on a wrong or inappropriate object; to bestow (one's affection, confidence, etc.) misguidedly; †to spend (time) unprofitably (obsolete). Frequently in past participle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > spending time > spend time or allow time to pass [verb (transitive)] > waste time

leese?c1225

losea1340

defer1382

wastea1400

slip1435

consumea1500

superexpend1513

slow?1522

sloth1523

to fode forth1525

slack1548

dree1584

sleuth1584

confound1598

spenda1604

to fret out1608

to spin out1608

misplace1609

spend1614

tavern1628

devast1632

to drill away, on, outa1656

dulla1682

to dally away1685

squander1693

to linger awaya1704

dangle1727

dawdle1768

slim1812

diddle1826

to run out the clock1957

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > take wrongly, mistake [verb (transitive)]

misnim?c1225

misfangc1275

mistake?a1475

mismean1605

misplace1609

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > deceive, delude [verb (transitive)] > place amiss

misplace1609

1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets lxvi. sig. E2^v And gilded honor shamefully misplast.

1624 J. Donne Deuotions vi. 134 They had mis-placed, mis-centred their hopes.

1638 Bp. J. Wilkins Discov. New World (1684) ii. 176 In the study of which, so many do misplace their younger Years.

1666 M. Mead Solomon's Prescript. 82 Hast thou mis~plac't thy heart on a treacherous Friend?

1667 J. Dryden Indian Emperour v. i. 55 Your guilty kindness why do you mis-place?

1710 S. Palmer Moral Ess. Prov. 174 A man of honour isn't therefore to be fool'd, because he has mis-plac'd his address.

1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 50 Power misemployed, munificence misplaced .

1838 G. P. R. James Robber I. vii. 159 With that bright confidence which you shall never find misplaced, you have yielded your heart.

a1894 R. L. Stevenson Amateur Emigrant (1895) 44 There is nothing more becoming than a genuine admiration; and it shares this with love, that it does not become contemptible although misplaced.

1897 J. Conrad Nigger of ‘Narcissus’ ii. 31 At last we knew that our compassion would not be misplaced, and we could again smile without misgivings.

1934 N. Devitt Mem. Magistrate 29 The use of this word..indicates a superiority complex on the part of the users which in my opinion is misplaced.

1964 F. Tuohy Ice Saints (1965) xxxviii. 210 If you had confidence in the Spring, your trust was misplaced: it will let you down.

1991 Economist 14 Sept. 136/3 I think that their total emphasis upon the unconscious mind was misplaced somewhat.

2016 Winchester (Va.) Star 3 Feb. d2/1 Change takes energy, and you don't want to misplace your energy by putting it into something that will make a difference that’s not an improvement.

†5. intransitive. To use wrong or unsuitable words. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) ii. i. 86 Elb. Proue it before these varlets here, thou honorable man, proue it. Esc. Doe you heare how he misplaces ?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	misplace
释义	misplacev. Brit. /ˌmɪsˈpleɪs/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈpleɪs/ Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and place v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, place v. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + place v.With sense 5 compare misplacer n. and quot. 1589 at misplacing n. 1. a. transitive. To put (something) in a wrong place; spec. to misfile. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > written record > arrangement and storage of written records > arrange and store written records [verb (transitive)] > file wrongly misplace1555 misfile1912 1555 J. Bale in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) III. App. xxxix. 108 They mock the rehearsal of Gods commandments, and of the epistles and gospels in our Communion, and say, they are misplaced. 1582 R. Mulcaster 1st Pt. Elementarie xix. 141 Some necessarie cause either putteth in som letter,..or changeth som, or misplaceth som. 1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. ii. xxxi. 413 If hee have not washt a glasse well or misplaced a stoole. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. i. §9 Many times arguments may be good in their order, but they are mis-placed. 1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Florist Handling a Flower..is..apt to misplace the Leaves. 1756 Philos. Trans. 1755 (Royal Soc.) 49 289 The first letters C and E are separated from each other by a point. But that doubtless must have been occasioned either thro the ignorance or inadvertency of the workman, in misplacing the point. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. I. 59 The teeth..may be misplaced by incurvation, or procurvation, or obliquity. 1889 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 18 163 Tendency to..misplace letters in writing, generally putting them too soon as ‘Wesday’ for ‘Wednesday’. 1946 Mod. Lang. Notes 61 346 In addition to omitting half the poem, she disregards the order of the verses, misplaces the refrain, and mistakes the envoi for another verse. 1991 P. Copeland Sound Recordings (BNC) 68 The operator, with muffled curses, misplaced the reproducing needle. b. transitive. Originally U.S. To put (something) in a place and forget its whereabouts; = mislay v. 1b. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > loss > lose [verb (transitive)] > mislay miscast1600 mislay1614 mislodge1676 misplace1849 1849 B. W. Mann Let. 12 May in Jrnl. Negro Hist. (1925) 10 196 If the above Mension letters are misplace any way, you or him will please write me word. 1878 Daily Nevada State Jrnl. 28 Apr. 3/2 A shipment of 32 bars of Con. Virginia and 36 bars from California came down last night. We misplaced the values and so are unable to give them this morning. 1918 Sci. Monthly 7 550 It is so easy to misplace things that it seldom happens that they can be found when they are wanted. 1976 Business Week (Industr. ed.) (Nexis) 2 Feb. 62 c The problem is..familiar to a do-it-yourself carpenter who misplaces a tape measure... The problem: finding something that you know is around when you don't quite know where to look. 1989 J. Smith Fairs, Feasts & Frolics 100 The discrepancy is thought to have arisen when the charter was either copied incorrectly or misplaced and written from memory. 1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 28 Jan. d1/2 Smith quickly mentioned that he thought he misplaced his playbook last week. 2015 Syracuse (N.Y.) Post-Standard 1 Dec. a9/4 As we get older..there is little comfort when you forget names… misplace your keys… or just feel ‘a little confused’. †2. transitive. To make a mistake as to the position of; to mislocate, misassign. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > place or put in a position [verb (transitive)] > place in wrong position mis-seta1325 mislay1402 misplace1556 mislodge1605 mislocate1816 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > miscalculate [verb (transitive)] > the position of misplace1556 1556 R. Record Castle of Knowl. 157 To prooue that it [sc. the earth] standeth in the myddle of the worlde,..I wyll declare certayne inuincible reasons for confutation of them that mysseplace it. 1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 6 That..the Spaniards, in their posterior charts, misplaced Solomon's islands. 1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. vi. 543 Secondary authorities have completely misplaced the date. 1879 E. F. L. de la Croix Let. in J. Thirsk & J. Imray Suffolk Farming 19th Cent. (1958) 99 I see I have misplaced the initials of your Christian names. Please endorse the cheque accordingly. †3. transitive. To place (a thing) in the wrong hands. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iii. ii. 41 Ile haue this crowne of mine, cut from my shoulders Ere I will see the crowne so foule misplaste [1623 mis-plac'd]. 1781 W. Cowper Table Talk 39 The globe and sceptre in such hands misplaced. 4. transitive. To bestow on a wrong or inappropriate object; to bestow (one's affection, confidence, etc.) misguidedly; †to spend (time) unprofitably (obsolete). Frequently in past participle. ΘΚΠ the world > time > spending time > spend time or allow time to pass [verb (transitive)] > waste time leese?c1225 losea1340 defer1382 wastea1400 slip1435 consumea1500 superexpend1513 slow?1522 sloth1523 to fode forth1525 slack1548 dree1584 sleuth1584 confound1598 spenda1604 to fret out1608 to spin out1608 misplace1609 spend1614 tavern1628 devast1632 to drill away, on, outa1656 dulla1682 to dally away1685 squander1693 to linger awaya1704 dangle1727 dawdle1768 slim1812 diddle1826 to run out the clock1957 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > take wrongly, mistake [verb (transitive)] misnim?c1225 misfangc1275 mistake?a1475 mismean1605 misplace1609 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > deceive, delude [verb (transitive)] > place amiss misplace1609 1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets lxvi. sig. E2^v And gilded honor shamefully misplast. 1624 J. Donne Deuotions vi. 134 They had mis-placed, mis-centred their hopes. 1638 Bp. J. Wilkins Discov. New World (1684) ii. 176 In the study of which, so many do misplace their younger Years. 1666 M. Mead Solomon's Prescript. 82 Hast thou mis~plac't thy heart on a treacherous Friend? 1667 J. Dryden Indian Emperour v. i. 55 Your guilty kindness why do you mis-place? 1710 S. Palmer Moral Ess. Prov. 174 A man of honour isn't therefore to be fool'd, because he has mis-plac'd his address. 1785 W. Cowper Tirocinium in Task 50 Power misemployed, munificence misplaced . View more context for this quotation 1838 G. P. R. James Robber I. vii. 159 With that bright confidence which you shall never find misplaced, you have yielded your heart. a1894 R. L. Stevenson Amateur Emigrant (1895) 44 There is nothing more becoming than a genuine admiration; and it shares this with love, that it does not become contemptible although misplaced. 1897 J. Conrad Nigger of ‘Narcissus’ ii. 31 At last we knew that our compassion would not be misplaced, and we could again smile without misgivings. 1934 N. Devitt Mem. Magistrate 29 The use of this word..indicates a superiority complex on the part of the users which in my opinion is misplaced. 1964 F. Tuohy Ice Saints (1965) xxxviii. 210 If you had confidence in the Spring, your trust was misplaced: it will let you down. 1991 Economist 14 Sept. 136/3 I think that their total emphasis upon the unconscious mind was misplaced somewhat. 2016 Winchester (Va.) Star 3 Feb. d2/1 Change takes energy, and you don't want to misplace your energy by putting it into something that will make a difference that’s not an improvement. †5. intransitive. To use wrong or unsuitable words. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) ii. i. 86 Elb. Proue it before these varlets here, thou honorable man, proue it. Esc. Doe you heare how he misplaces ? View more context for this quotation This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1555
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