Definition:
- (v. t.) To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.
- (v. t.) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note.
- (v. t.) To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list; as, to retire a military or naval officer.
- (v. i.) To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof; to withdraw or retreat, as from observation; to go into privacy; as, to retire to his home; to retire from the world, or from notice.
- (v. i.) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle.
- (v. i.) To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired.
- (v. i.) To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs.
- (v. i.) To go to bed; as, he usually retires early.
- (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires.
- (n.) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.
Compare retire with other words:
retire vs. terminate
rehire vs. retire
design vs. retire
fire vs. retire
eloign vs. retire
resign vs. retire
quit vs. retire
inspire vs. retire
retire vs. retreat
regrade vs. retire
recall vs. retire
retire vs. superannuate
recoil vs. retire
retire vs. sequester
relinquish vs. retire
pension vs. retire
content vs. retire
retire vs. retirer
retire vs. retirement
bed vs. retire
recede vs. retire
privacy vs. retire
aloof vs. retire
bat vs. retire
dismiss vs. retire
batting vs. retire
market vs. retire
circulation vs. retire
retire vs. withdraw
retire vs. skirmisher
bugle vs. retire
call vs. retire
retire vs. retired
retire vs. retiring
evacuate vs. retire
avoid vs. retire
retire vs. retrograde
abstract vs. retire
abandon vs. retire