Definition of retire

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Retire (v. i.) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle..

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Recess :: Recess (n.) A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion..
Retired :: Retired (imp. & p. p.) of Retir.
Dell :: Dell (n.) A small, retired valley; a ravine..
Sheeling :: Sheeling (n.) A hut or small cottage in an expessed or a retired place (as on a mountain or at the seaside) such as is used by shepherds, fishermen, sportsmen, etc.; a summer cottage; also, a shed..
Sequestered :: Sequestered (a.) Retired; secluded.
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs..
Evacuate :: Evacuate (v. t.) To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress..
Privacy :: Privacy (n.) The state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others; seclusion.
Retreat :: Retreat (n.) The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum.
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle..
Cove :: Cove (n.) A retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet, creek, or bay; a recess in the shore..
Avoid :: Avoid (v. i.) To retire; to withdraw.
Recoil :: Recoil (v. i.) To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire.
Reduit :: Reduit (n.) A central or retired work within any other work.
Retire :: Retire (v. t.) To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.
Retired :: Retired (a.) Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician..
Retire :: 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..
Loneliness :: Loneliness (n.) Love of retirement; disposition to solitude.
Single :: Single (v. t.) To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.
Retirement :: Retirement (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer..
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