Definition of retire

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Retire (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..

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Recess :: Recess (n.) A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion..
Sink :: Sink (v. i.) To enter deeply; to fall or retire beneath or below the surface; to penetrate.
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..
Latibulize :: Latibulize (v. i.) To retire into a den, or hole, and lie dormant in winter; to retreat and lie hid..
Sequestered :: Sequestered (a.) Retired; secluded.
Delitescence :: Delitescence (n.) Concealment; seclusion; retirement.
Fireside :: Fireside (n.) A place near the fire or hearth; home; domestic life or retirement.
Regrade :: Regrade (v. i.) To retire; to go back.
Rise :: Rise (v.) To retire; to give up a siege.
Reclusion :: Reclusion (n.) A state of retirement from the world; seclusion.
Reclusive :: Reclusive (a.) Affording retirement from society.
Secrecy :: Secrecy (n.) Seclusion; privacy; retirement.
Seguestration :: Seguestration (n.) The state of being separated or set aside; separation; retirement; seclusion from society.
Sanctuary :: Sanctuary (n.) The most retired part of the temple at Jerusalem, called the Holy of Holies, in which was kept the ark of the covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter except the high priest, and he only once a year, to intercede for the people; also, the most sacred part of the tabernacle; also, the temple at Jerusalem..
Dell :: Dell (n.) A small, retired valley; a ravine..
Reduit :: Reduit (n.) A central or retired work within any other work.
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired..
Retired :: Retired (a.) Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician..
Obscure :: Obscure (superl.) Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed.
Retire :: Retire (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires..
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