Definition of retire

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Retire (v. i.) To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired..

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Sequestered :: Sequestered (a.) Retired; secluded.
Lonely :: Lonely (superl.) Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired; as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell..
Cove :: Cove (n.) A retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet, creek, or bay; a recess in the shore..
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired..
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress..
Retiring :: Retiring (a.) Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to, or belonging to, retirement..
Withdraw :: Withdraw (v. t.) To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or the like..
Secret :: Secret (a.) Withdraw from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.
Sequester :: Sequester (v. i.) To withdraw; to retire.
Private :: Private (n.) Privacy; retirement.
Dell :: Dell (n.) A small, retired valley; a ravine..
Rise :: Rise (v.) To retire; to give up a siege.
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..
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..
Withdrawing-room :: Withdrawing-room (n.) A room for retirement from another room, as from a dining room; a drawing-room..
Abscondence :: Abscondence (n.) Fugitive concealment; secret retirement; hiding.
Inch :: Inch (v. i.) To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move slowly.
Obscure :: Obscure (superl.) Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed.
Cabinet :: Cabinet (n.) A small room, or retired apartment; a closet..
Avoid :: Avoid (v. i.) To retire; to withdraw.
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