Definition of retire

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Retire (v. i.) To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired..

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Inch :: Inch (v. i.) To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move slowly.
Reclusion :: Reclusion (n.) A state of retirement from the world; seclusion.
Lucubration :: Lucubration (n.) That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition.
Withdraw :: Withdraw (v. i.) To retire; to retreat; to quit a company or place; to go away; as, he withdrew from the company..
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..
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..
Single :: Single (v. t.) To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.
Recess :: Recess (n.) A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion..
Sheeling :: Sheeling (n.) A hut or small cottage in an expessed or a retired place (as on a mountain or at the seaside) such as is used by shepherds, fishermen, sportsmen, etc.; a summer cottage; also, a shed..
Retirement :: Retirement (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer..
Secret :: Secret (a.) Withdraw from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.
Closet :: Closet (n.) A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy.
Private :: Private (n.) Privacy; retirement.
Latibulize :: Latibulize (v. i.) To retire into a den, or hole, and lie dormant in winter; to retreat and lie hid..
Retire :: 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..
Retire :: 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..
Lonely :: Lonely (superl.) Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired; as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell..
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress..
Rebut :: Rebut (v. i.) To retire; to recoil.
Privy :: Privy (a.) Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the public.
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