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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Recoil :: Recoil (v. i.) To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire.
Retire :: Retire (n.) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back..
Privacy :: Privacy (n.) The state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others; seclusion.
Chamber :: Chamber (n.) A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a bedroom; as, the house had four chambers..
Fireside :: Fireside (n.) A place near the fire or hearth; home; domestic life or retirement.
Secess :: Secess (n.) Retirement; retreat; secession.
Descend :: Descend (v. i.) To enter mentally; to retire.
Delitescence :: Delitescence (n.) Concealment; seclusion; retirement.
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs..
Latibulize :: Latibulize (v. i.) To retire into a den, or hole, and lie dormant in winter; to retreat and lie hid..
Private :: Private (n.) Privacy; retirement.
Privateness :: Privateness (n.) Seclusion from company or society; retirement; privacy; secrecy.
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..
Retiring :: Retiring (a.) Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to, or belonging to, retirement..
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress..
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..
Retiracy :: Retiracy (n.) Retirement; -- mostly used in a jocose or burlesque way.
Avoid :: Avoid (v. i.) To retire; to withdraw.
Seguestration :: Seguestration (n.) The state of being separated or set aside; separation; retirement; seclusion from society.
Cabinet :: Cabinet (n.) A small room, or retired apartment; a closet..
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