Definition of retire

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Retire (v. t.) To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.

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Withdrawing-room :: Withdrawing-room (n.) A room for retirement from another room, as from a dining room; a drawing-room..
Privacy :: Privacy (n.) The state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others; seclusion.
Withdraw :: Withdraw (v. t.) To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or the like..
Recluse :: Recluse (a.) Shut up; sequestered; retired from the world or from public notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit; a recluse life..
Delitescence :: Delitescence (n.) Concealment; seclusion; retirement.
Closet :: Closet (n.) A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy.
Curfew :: Curfew (n.) The ringing of an evening bell, originally a signal to the inhabitants to cover fires, extinguish lights, and retire to rest, -- instituted by William the Conqueror; also, the bell itself..
Rota :: Rota (n.) A short-lived political club established in 1659 by J.Harrington to inculcate the democratic doctrine of election of the principal officers of the state by ballot, and the annual retirement of a portion of Parliament..
Inch :: Inch (v. i.) To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move slowly.
Covert :: Covert (v. t.) Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook..
Retire :: Retire (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires..
Privateness :: Privateness (n.) Seclusion from company or society; retirement; privacy; secrecy.
Dell :: Dell (n.) A small, retired valley; a ravine..
Lonely :: Lonely (superl.) Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired; as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell..
Retired :: Retired (a.) Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician..
Retirer :: Retirer (n.) One who retires.
Cabinet :: Cabinet (n.) A small room, or retired apartment; a closet..
Exeunt :: Exeunt () They go out, or retire from the scene; as, exeunt all except Hamlet. See 1st Exit..
Chamber :: Chamber (n.) A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a bedroom; as, the house had four chambers..
Seguestration :: Seguestration (n.) The state of being separated or set aside; separation; retirement; seclusion from society.
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