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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Cove :: Cove (n.) A retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet, creek, or bay; a recess in the shore..
Inch :: Inch (v. i.) To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move slowly.
Evacuate :: Evacuate (v. t.) To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress..
Rise :: Rise (v.) To retire; to give up a siege.
Retire :: Retire (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires..
Recoil :: Recoil (v. i.) To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire.
Sequester :: Sequester (v. t.) To cause to retire or withdraw into obscurity; to seclude; to withdraw; -- often used reflexively.
Privateness :: Privateness (n.) Seclusion from company or society; retirement; privacy; secrecy.
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..
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress..
Secrecy :: Secrecy (n.) Seclusion; privacy; retirement.
Abscondence :: Abscondence (n.) Fugitive concealment; secret retirement; hiding.
Recouch :: Recouch (v. i.) To retire again to a couch; to lie down again.
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..
Delitescence :: Delitescence (n.) Concealment; seclusion; retirement.
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To go to bed; as, he usually retires early..
Loneliness :: Loneliness (n.) Love of retirement; disposition to solitude.
Retired :: Retired (a.) Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician..
Retreat :: Retreat (n.) The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum.
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