Definition of retire

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Retire (v. i.) To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs..

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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..
Regrade :: Regrade (v. i.) To retire; to go back.
Dell :: Dell (n.) A small, retired valley; a ravine..
Retreat :: Retreat (n.) The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum.
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 (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires..
Obscure :: Obscure (superl.) Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed.
Chamber :: Chamber (n.) A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a bedroom; as, the house had four chambers..
Withdraw :: Withdraw (v. t.) To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or the like..
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..
Cove :: Cove (n.) A retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet, creek, or bay; a recess in the shore..
Privacy :: Privacy (n.) A place of seclusion from company or observation; retreat; solitude; retirement.
Reclusion :: Reclusion (n.) A state of retirement from the world; seclusion.
Secess :: Secess (n.) Retirement; retreat; secession.
Reclusive :: Reclusive (a.) Affording retirement from society.
Infrequency :: Infrequency (n.) The state of not being frequented; solitude; isolation; retirement; seclusion.
Descend :: Descend (v. i.) To enter mentally; to retire.
Privy :: Privy (a.) Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the public.
Withdraw :: Withdraw (v. i.) To retire; to retreat; to quit a company or place; to go away; as, he withdrew from the company..
Retiring :: Retiring (a.) Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to, or belonging to, retirement..
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