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retire
[ ri-tahyuhr ]
/ rɪˈtaɪər /
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verb (used without object), re·tired, re·tir·ing.
verb (used with object), re·tired, re·tir·ing.
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.
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Origin of retire
First recorded in 1525–35; from Middle French retirer “to withdraw, pull back,” equivalent to re- re- + tirer “to draw”
synonym study for retire
5. See depart.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for retire
retire
/ (rɪˈtaɪə) /
verb (mainly intr)
Derived forms of retire
retirer, nounWord Origin for retire
C16: from French retirer, from Old French re- + tirer to pull, draw
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