retire

[ ri-tahyuhr ]

/ rɪˈtaɪər /

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verb (used without object), re·tired, re·tir·ing.

to withdraw, or go away or apart, to a place of privacy, shelter, or seclusion: He retired to his study.

to go to bed: He retired at midnight.

to withdraw from office, business, or active life, usually because of age: to retire at the age of sixty.

to fall back or retreat in an orderly fashion and according to plan, as from battle, an untenable position, danger, etc.

to withdraw or remove oneself: After announcing the guests, the butler retired.

verb (used with object), re·tired, re·tir·ing.

to withdraw from circulation by taking up and paying, as bonds, bills, etc.; redeem.

to withdraw or lead back (troops, ships, etc.), as from battle or danger; retreat.

to remove from active service or the usual field of activity, as an army officer or business executive.

to withdraw (a machine, ship, etc.) permanently from its normal service, usually for scrapping; take out of use.

Sports. to put out (a batter, side, etc.).

noun Literary.

a place of withdrawal; retreat: a cool retire from summer's heat.

retirement or withdrawal, as from worldly matters or the company of others.

SYNONYMS FOR retire

5 leave, withdraw.

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Origin of retire

1525–35; <Middle French retirer to withdraw, equivalent to re-re- + tirer to draw

synonym study for retire

5. See depart.

OTHER WORDS FROM retire

re·tir·er, noun

Words nearby retire

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Definition for retire (2 of 2)

retiré

[ French ruh-tee-rey ]

/ French rə tiˈreɪ /

noun, plural re·ti·rés [French ruh-tee-rey]. /French rə tiˈreɪ/. Ballet.

a movement in which the dancer brings one foot to the knee of the supporting leg and then returns it to the fifth position.

Origin of retiré

<French, past participle of retirer to retire

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But “he was so shocked by the disorganization and lack of seriousness that he submitted his papers to retire.”
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A lineman was sent out to repair it under escort of civil guards, who were forced by the rebels to retire.
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British Dictionary definitions for retire

retire

/ (rɪˈtaɪə) /

verb (mainly intr)

(also tr) to give up or to cause (a person) to give up his work, a post, etc, esp on reaching pensionable age (in Britain and Australia usually 65 for men, 60 for women)

to go away, as into seclusion, for recuperation, etc

to go to bed

to recede or disappearthe sun retired behind the clouds

to withdraw from a sporting contest, esp because of injury

(also tr) to pull back (troops, etc) from battle or an exposed position or (of troops, etc) to fall back

(tr)

to remove (bills, bonds, shares, etc) from circulation by taking them up and paying for them
to remove (money) from circulation

Derived forms of retire

retirer, noun

Word Origin for retire

C16: from French retirer, from Old French re- + tirer to pull, draw

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verb (used without object), re·tired, re·tir·ing.