retire
[ ri-tahyuhr ]
/ rɪˈtaɪər /
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.
Words nearby retire
retinoscopy, retinue, retinula, retiral, retirant, retire, retired, retiree, retirement, retirement community, retirement pension
Origin of retire
OTHER WORDS FROM retire
re·tir·er, nounsynonym study for retire
5. See depart.
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
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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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