mislocate

[ mis-loh-keyt, mis-loh-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, mis·lo·cat·ed, mis·lo·cat·ing.

1. to misplace.
2. to specify a wrong location for:

   to mislocate the source of the Nile.

Other Words From

• mislo·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mislocate¹

First recorded in 1810–20; mis- ¹ + locate