Definition of retire

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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..

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Retired :: Retired (a.) Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits..
Monastery :: Monastery (n.) A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks; -- more rarely applied to such a house for females..
Retired :: Retired (a.) Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician..
Retired :: Retired (imp. & p. p.) of Retir.
Descend :: Descend (v. i.) To enter mentally; to retire.
Superannuate :: Superannuate (v. t.) To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension..
Retirement :: Retirement (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer..
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..
Lonely :: Lonely (superl.) Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired; as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell..
Abscondence :: Abscondence (n.) Fugitive concealment; secret retirement; hiding.
Retire :: Retire (v. t.) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note..
Exeunt :: Exeunt () They go out, or retire from the scene; as, exeunt all except Hamlet. See 1st Exit..
Closet :: Closet (n.) A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for privacy.
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..
Dell :: Dell (n.) A small, retired valley; a ravine..
Retirement :: Retirement (n.) A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode.
Secret :: Secret (a.) Withdraw from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.
Recouch :: Recouch (v. i.) To retire again to a couch; to lie down again.
Retire :: Retire (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires..
Infrequency :: Infrequency (n.) The state of not being frequented; solitude; isolation; retirement; seclusion.
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