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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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Evacuate :: Evacuate (v. t.) To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress..

Retiracy :: Retiracy (n.) Retirement; -- mostly used in a jocose or burlesque way.

Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle..

Privacy :: Privacy (n.) A place of seclusion from company or observation; retreat; solitude; retirement.

Privacy :: Privacy (n.) The state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others; seclusion.

Secess :: Secess (n.) Retirement; retreat; secession.

Monastery :: Monastery (n.) A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks; -- more rarely applied to such a house for females..

Retiring :: Retiring (a.) Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to, or belonging to, retirement..

Private :: Private (n.) Privacy; retirement.

Retired :: Retired (a.) Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits..

Seguestration :: Seguestration (n.) The state of being separated or set aside; separation; retirement; seclusion from society.

Single :: Single (v. t.) To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.

Reclusive :: Reclusive (a.) Affording retirement from society.

Infrequency :: Infrequency (n.) The state of not being frequented; solitude; isolation; retirement; seclusion.

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

Retire :: Retire (v. t.) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note..

Privateness :: Privateness (n.) Seclusion from company or society; retirement; privacy; secrecy.

Cabinet :: Cabinet (n.) A small room, or retired apartment; a closet..

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..

Retreat :: Retreat (v. i.) To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field..