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mis•lo•cate
(mis lō′kāt, mis′lō kāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -cat•ed, -cat•ing.
mis′lo•ca′tion, n.
- to misplace.
- to specify a wrong location for:to mislocate the source of the Nile.
- mis-1 + locate 1810–20