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Retire
Retire
v. t.
To
withdraw
; to
take
away
;
sometimes
used
reflexively
.
Retire
v. t.
To
withdraw
from
circulation
, or
from
the
market
; to
take
up
and
pay
; as, to
retire
bonds
; to
retire
a
note
.
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
.
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
v. i.
To
retreat
from
action
or
danger
; to
withdraw
for
safety
or
pleasure
; as, to
retire
from
battle
.
Retire
v. i.
To
withdraw
from
a
public
station
, or
from
business
; as,
having
made
a
large
fortune
, he
retired
.
Retire
v. i.
To
recede
; to
fall
or
bend
back
; as,
the
shore
of
the
sea
retires
in
bays
and
gulfs
.
Retire
v. i.
To go to
bed
; as, he
usually
retires
early
.
Retire
n.
The
act
of
retiring
, or
the
state
of
being
retired
;
also
, a
place
to
which
one
retires
.
Retire
n.
A
call
sounded
on a
bugle
,
announcing
to
skirmishers
that
they
are
to
retire
, or
fall
back
.
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