v. To put something somewhere and then forget its location; to mislay
v. To apply one's talents inappropriately.
v. To put something in the wrong location.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To put in a wrong place; to set or place on an improper or unworthy object.
v. To place in a location that one does not recall; to mislay; to lose.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To place wrongly; put in the wrong place; locate improperly or unsuitably: as, to misplace a book: misplaced confidence.
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v. place (something) where one cannot find it again
v. place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position
Word Usage
"If all else fails, one can only hope her executors will "misplace" or "drop" her ashes, only to discover them as they're lifted to the wind, landing in front of the establishment that was, and will always remain, hers."