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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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..
Private :: Private (n.) Privacy; retirement.
Sink :: Sink (v. i.) To enter deeply; to fall or retire beneath or below the surface; to penetrate.
Cabinet :: Cabinet (n.) A small room, or retired apartment; a closet..
Dell :: Dell (n.) A small, retired valley; a ravine..
Hermit :: Hermit (n.) A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a recluse; an anchoret; especially, one who so lives from religious motives..
Receipt :: Receipt (n.) Hence, a recess; a retired place..
Retired :: Retired (a.) Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician..
Retreat :: Retreat (v. i.) To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field..
Retirement :: Retirement (n.) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer..
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle..
Retiring :: Retiring (a.) Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to, or belonging to, retirement..
Background :: Background (n.) A place in obscurity or retirement, or out of sight..
Covert :: Covert (v. t.) Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook..
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..
Privy :: Privy (a.) Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the public.
Lucubration :: Lucubration (n.) That which is composed by night; that which is produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary composition.
Cove :: Cove (n.) A retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet, creek, or bay; a recess in the shore..
Secret :: Secret (a.) Withdraw from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.
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..
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