Definition of retire

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Retire (n.) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back..

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Solitary :: Solitary (a.) ot much visited or frequented remote from society; retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place..
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..
Exit :: Exit () He (or she ) goes out, or retires from view; as, exit Macbeth..
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To go to bed; as, he usually retires early..
Country Seat :: Country seat () A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from the city..
Abscondence :: Abscondence (n.) Fugitive concealment; secret retirement; hiding.
Latibulize :: Latibulize (v. i.) To retire into a den, or hole, and lie dormant in winter; to retreat and lie hid..
Retire :: Retire (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires..
Monastery :: Monastery (n.) A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks; -- more rarely applied to such a house for females..
Superannuate :: Superannuate (v. t.) To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension..
Secrecy :: Secrecy (n.) Seclusion; privacy; retirement.
Withdraw :: Withdraw (v. i.) To retire; to retreat; to quit a company or place; to go away; as, he withdrew from the company..
Forth :: Forth (adv.) Out, as from a state of concealment, retirement, confinement, nondevelopment, or the like; out into notice or view; as, the plants in spring put forth leaves..
Inch :: Inch (v. i.) To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move slowly.
Retired :: Retired (a.) Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician..
Single :: Single (v. t.) To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress..
Lonely :: Lonely (superl.) Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired; as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell..
Orillon :: Orillon (n.) A semicircular projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, -- found in old fortresses..
Regrade :: Regrade (v. i.) To retire; to go back.
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