Definition of retire

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

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Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress..
Recoil :: Recoil (v. i.) To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire.
Country Seat :: Country seat () A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from the city..
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired..
Retiring :: Retiring (a.) Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to, or belonging to, retirement..
Evacuate :: Evacuate (v. t.) To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress..
Pension :: Pension (n.) A stated allowance to a person in consideration of past services; payment made to one retired from service, on account of age, disability, or other cause; especially, a regular stipend paid by a government to retired public officers, disabled soldiers, the families of soldiers killed in service, or to meritorious authors, or the like..
Closet :: Closet (n.) A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy.
Covert :: Covert (v. t.) Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook..
Secrecy :: Secrecy (n.) Seclusion; privacy; retirement.
Solitary :: Solitary (a.) ot much visited or frequented remote from society; retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place..
Cloister :: Cloister (v. t.) A monastic establishment; a place for retirement from the world for religious duties.
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..
Retired :: Retired (a.) Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician..
Seguestration :: Seguestration (n.) The state of being separated or set aside; separation; retirement; seclusion from society.
Recess :: Recess (n.) A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion..
Withdrawing-room :: Withdrawing-room (n.) A room for retirement from another room, as from a dining room; a drawing-room..
Retired :: Retired (a.) Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits..
Privacy :: Privacy (n.) The state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others; seclusion.
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To go to bed; as, he usually retires early..
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