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   retire

   /rɪˈtʌɪə/

   verb

   • 1. leave one's job and cease to work, typically on reaching the normal age for leaving service: "he retired from the Navy in 1986" Similar give up workstop workingstop workreach retirement age
   • ▪ compel (an employee) to leave their job, especially before they have reached retirement age: "the Home Office retired him" Similar pension offforce to retireforce to give up workinformal:put out to grass
   • ▪ (of a player) cease to participate in competitive sport: "he retired from football several years ago"
   • ▪ (of a sports player) withdraw from a race or match as a result of accident or injury: "he was forced to retire with a damaged oil tank"
   • ▪ put out (a batter); cause (a side) to end a turn at bat: "Dopson retired twelve batters in a row"
   • 2. withdraw to or from a particular place: "she retired into the bathroom" Similar go offwithdrawgo awaygo outexitmake an exittake oneself offdepartdecampadjournleave forshut oneself away inabsent oneselfliterary:betake oneselfformal:repair
   • ▪ go to bed: "everyone retired early that night" Similar go to bedgo to one's roomcall it a daygo to sleepinformal:turn inhit the hayhit the sack
   • ▪ (of a jury) leave the courtroom to decide the verdict of a trial: "the judge finished his summing up and the jury retired"
   • ▪ (of a military force) retreat from an enemy or an attacking position: "lack of numbers compelled the British force to retire" Similar retreatwithdrawpull backfall backpull outdisengageback offgive waygive groundfleetake flightturn tailbeat a (hasty) retreatOpposite advance
   • ▪ order (a military force) to retreat: "the general retired all his troops"
   • 3. withdraw (a bill or note) from circulation or currency.
   • 4. pay off or cancel (a debt): "the debt is to be retired from state gaming-tax receipts"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘withdraw to a place of safety or seclusion’): from French retirer, from re- ‘back’ + tirer ‘draw’.

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   • 1. retirer noun

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