Definition of Retire

Verb

• prepare for sleep
  "I usually turn in at midnight"
  "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"
  - go to bed - turn in bed - crawl in - kip down - hit the hay - hit the sack - sack out - go to sleep
• cause to get out
  "The pitcher retired three batters"
  "the runner was put out at third base"
  - strike out
• cause to be out on a fielding play
  - put out
• lose interest
  "he retired from life when his wife died"
  withdraw
• dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
  "She finally retired that old coat"
  
• make (someone) retire
  "The director was retired after the scandal"
  
• break from a meeting or gathering
  "We adjourned for lunch"
  "The men retired to the library"
  adjourn withdraw
• withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
  
• pull back or move away or backward
  "The enemy withdrew"
  "The limo pulled away from the curb"
  withdraw retreat - pull away - draw back recede - pull back - move back
• withdraw from active participation
  "He retired from chess"
  withdraw
• go into retirement
  stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
  "He retired at age 68"
  

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