Definition of retire

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Retire (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires..

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Single :: Single (v. t.) To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.
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..
Withdrawing-room :: Withdrawing-room (n.) A room for retirement from another room, as from a dining room; a drawing-room..
Dell :: Dell (n.) A small, retired valley; a ravine..
Private :: Private (n.) Privacy; retirement.
Recess :: Recess (n.) A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion..
Chamber :: Chamber (n.) A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a bedroom; as, the house had four chambers..
Sequestered :: Sequestered (a.) Retired; secluded.
Retirer :: Retirer (n.) One who retires.
Recoil :: Recoil (v. i.) To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire.
Regrade :: Regrade (v. i.) To retire; to go back.
Evacuate :: Evacuate (v. t.) To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress..
Retreat :: Retreat (n.) The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum.
Lucubration :: Lucubration (n.) That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition.
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..
Covert :: Covert (v. t.) Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook..
Forth :: Forth (adv.) Out, as from a state of concealment, retirement, confinement, nondevelopment, or the like; out into notice or view; as, the plants in spring put forth leaves..
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..
Descend :: Descend (v. i.) To enter mentally; to retire.
Reclusive :: Reclusive (a.) Affording retirement from society.
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