Unretire

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To leave retirement and return to work. intransitive

    "He unretired for 18 months because the company was willing to pay him well to mentor some new employees."

  2. 2
    To bring (something or someone) back from retirement. transitive

    "We unretired this machine because one of our customers started reordering large volumes of a part that this machine can make super-efficiently."

Synonyms

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reinstate

Example

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"He unretired for 18 months because the company was willing to pay him well to mentor some new employees."

Etymology

From un- + retire.

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