Definition of retire

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Retire (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..

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Privy :: Privy (a.) Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the public.
Privacy :: Privacy (n.) A place of seclusion from company or observation; retreat; solitude; retirement.
Umbratical :: Umbratical (a.) Of or pertaining to the shade or darkness; shadowy; unreal; secluded; retired.
Obscure :: Obscure (superl.) Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed.
Retired :: Retired (a.) Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits..
Country Seat :: Country seat () A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from the city..
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs..
Delitescence :: Delitescence (n.) Concealment; seclusion; retirement.
Draw :: Draw (v. i.) To move; to come or go; literally, to draw one's self; -- with prepositions and adverbs; as, to draw away, to move off, esp. in racing, to get in front; to obtain the lead or increase it; to draw back, to retreat; to draw level, to move up even (with another); to come up to or overtake another; to draw off, to retire or retreat; to draw on, to advance; to draw up, to form in array; to draw near, nigh, or towards, to approach; to draw together, to come together, to collect..
Retirer :: Retirer (n.) One who retires.
Covert :: Covert (v. t.) Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook..
Withdraw :: Withdraw (v. i.) To retire; to retreat; to quit a company or place; to go away; as, he withdrew from the company..
Fastness :: Fastness (a.) A fast place; a stronghold; a fortress or fort; a secure retreat; a castle; as, the enemy retired to their fastnesses in the mountains..
Solitary :: Solitary (a.) ot much visited or frequented remote from society; retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place..
Privacy :: Privacy (n.) The state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others; seclusion.
Cloister :: Cloister (v. t.) A monastic establishment; a place for retirement from the world for religious duties.
Exeunt :: Exeunt () They go out, or retire from the scene; as, exeunt all except Hamlet. See 1st Exit..
Secrecy :: Secrecy (n.) Seclusion; privacy; retirement.
Fireside :: Fireside (n.) A place near the fire or hearth; home; domestic life or retirement.
Monk :: Monk (n.) A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and poverty..
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