Definition of retire

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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..

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Reclusion :: Reclusion (n.) A state of retirement from the world; seclusion.
Curfew :: Curfew (n.) The ringing of an evening bell, originally a signal to the inhabitants to cover fires, extinguish lights, and retire to rest, -- instituted by William the Conqueror; also, the bell itself..
Cabinet :: Cabinet (n.) A small room, or retired apartment; a closet..
Single :: Single (v. t.) To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.
Privy :: Privy (a.) Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the public.
Dell :: Dell (n.) A small, retired valley; a ravine..
Fireside :: Fireside (n.) A place near the fire or hearth; home; domestic life or retirement.
Privacy :: Privacy (n.) The state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others; seclusion.
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..
Descend :: Descend (v. i.) To enter mentally; to retire.
Regrade :: Regrade (v. i.) To retire; to go back.
Retired :: Retired (a.) Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician..
Withdrawing-room :: Withdrawing-room (n.) A room for retirement from another room, as from a dining room; a drawing-room..
Country Seat :: Country seat () A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from the city..
Intraparietal :: Intraparietal (a.) Situated or occurring within an inclosure; shut off from public sight; private; secluded; retired.
Sanctuary :: Sanctuary (n.) The most retired part of the temple at Jerusalem, called the Holy of Holies, in which was kept the ark of the covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter except the high priest, and he only once a year, to intercede for the people; also, the most sacred part of the tabernacle; also, the temple at Jerusalem..
Infrequency :: Infrequency (n.) The state of not being frequented; solitude; isolation; retirement; seclusion.
Secess :: Secess (n.) Retirement; retreat; secession.
Monk :: Monk (n.) A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and poverty..
Rise :: Rise (v.) To retire; to give up a siege.
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