What is the Latin word for mislay?

The usual Latin words for “mislay” are aliēnus, ignōtus, pōnō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“mislay” in Latin

aliēnusOf that which belongs to another person, place, or object—of another, alien, foreign; unfriendly, inimical, hostile, sus ignōtusunknown, foreign, alien; strange, odd, weird; unacquainted or unfamiliar with; ignorant of pōnōto place; to put; to lay; to ordain; to appoint; to make (something); to set up; to pitch (camp)

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

mislay

alieno, ignoto, incerto loco collocare, ponere, reponere aliquid: I have mislaid the book, ubi librum deposuerim, or reposuerim nescio, or incertus sum.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for mislay?: The usual Latin words for “mislay” are aliēnus, ignōtus, pōnō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.