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Retire

//ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ)// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of retiring, or the state of being retired. rare
  2. 2
    A place to which one retires.
  3. 3
    A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back. dated

    "At the retire, the cavalry fell back."

Verb
  1. 1
    To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness. intransitive

    "Having made a large fortune, he retired."

  2. 2
    To fit (a vehicle) with new tires. US, transitive
  3. 3
    prepare for sleep wordnet
  4. 4
    To stop playing their sport and in competitions a sports player. intransitive

    "I have decided to retire from football at the end of the season after the World Cup."

  5. 5
    cause to get out wordnet
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  1. 6
    To withdraw; to take away. reflexive, sometimes, transitive

    "He […] retired himself, his wife, and children into a forest."

  2. 7
    cause to be out on a fielding play wordnet
  3. 8
    To cease use or production of something. transitive

    "The steamship made thousands of trips over several decades before it was retired by the shipping company."

  4. 9
    lose interest wordnet
  5. 10
    To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay. transitive

    "The central bank retired those notes five years ago."

  6. 11
    pull back or move away or backward wordnet
  7. 12
    To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list. transitive

    "The board retired the old major."

  8. 13
    dispose of (something no longer useful or needed) wordnet
  9. 14
    To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat. intransitive

    "Jones retired in favour of Smith."

  10. 15
    go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position wordnet
  11. 16
    To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout. Also, when such an event ends a team's turn at bat. transitive

    "Jones retired Smith 6-3."

  12. 17
    withdraw from active participation wordnet
  13. 18
    To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy. intransitive

    "I will retire to the study."

  14. 19
    make (someone) retire wordnet
  15. 20
    To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure. intransitive

    "to retire from battle"

  16. 21
    break from a meeting or gathering wordnet
  17. 22
    To recede; to fall or bend back. intransitive

    "Past the point, the shore retires into a sequence of coves."

  18. 23
    withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds wordnet
  19. 24
    To go to bed. intransitive

    "I will retire for the night."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French retirer (“draw back”), from Old French retirer, built from re- (“back”) + tirer (“draw, pull”), the latter from Vulgar Latin *tīrāre, of highly uncertain origin.

Etymology 2

From Middle French retirer (“draw back”), from Old French retirer, built from re- (“back”) + tirer (“draw, pull”), the latter from Vulgar Latin *tīrāre, of highly uncertain origin.

Etymology 3

From re- + tire.

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