Definition of retire

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Retire (v. t.) To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.

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Exeunt :: Exeunt () They go out, or retire from the scene; as, exeunt all except Hamlet. See 1st Exit..
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle..
Sequestered :: Sequestered (a.) Retired; secluded.
Closet :: Closet (n.) A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy.
Retired :: Retired (a.) Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits..
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..
Obscure :: Obscure (superl.) Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed.
Receipt :: Receipt (n.) Hence, a recess; a retired place..
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs..
Latibulize :: Latibulize (v. i.) To retire into a den, or hole, and lie dormant in winter; to retreat and lie hid..
Boudoir :: Boudoir (n.) A small room, esp. if pleasant, or elegantly furnished, to which a lady may retire to be alone, or to receive intimate friends; a lady's (or sometimes a gentleman's) private room..
Retirement :: Retirement (n.) A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode.
Pension :: Pension (n.) A stated allowance to a person in consideration of past services; payment made to one retired from service, on account of age, disability, or other cause; especially, a regular stipend paid by a government to retired public officers, disabled soldiers, the families of soldiers killed in service, or to meritorious authors, or the like..
Rise :: Rise (v.) To retire; to give up a siege.
Privy :: Privy (a.) Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the public.
Private :: Private (n.) Privacy; retirement.
Retired :: Retired (a.) Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician..
Umbratical :: Umbratical (a.) Of or pertaining to the shade or darkness; shadowy; unreal; secluded; retired.
Reclusive :: Reclusive (a.) Affording retirement from society.
Retire :: Retire (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires..
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