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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Covert :: Covert (v. t.) Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a covert nook..
Evacuate :: Evacuate (v. t.) To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers from a country, city, or fortress..
Secess :: Secess (n.) Retirement; retreat; secession.
Umbratical :: Umbratical (a.) Of or pertaining to the shade or darkness; shadowy; unreal; secluded; retired.
Retire :: Retire (v. t.) To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.
Private :: Private (n.) Privacy; retirement.
Background :: Background (n.) A place in obscurity or retirement, or out of sight..
Orillon :: Orillon (n.) A semicircular projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, -- found in old fortresses..
Descend :: Descend (v. i.) To enter mentally; to retire.
Latibulize :: Latibulize (v. i.) To retire into a den, or hole, and lie dormant in winter; to retreat and lie hid..
Solitary :: Solitary (a.) ot much visited or frequented remote from society; retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place..
Secret :: Secret (a.) Withdraw from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.
Abscondence :: Abscondence (n.) Fugitive concealment; secret retirement; hiding.
Single :: Single (v. t.) To sequester; to withdraw; to retire.
Retire :: Retire (v. t.) To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list; as, to retire a military or naval officer..
Retire :: Retire (v. i.) To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs..
Retreat :: Retreat (n.) The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum.
Secede :: Secede (v. i.) To withdraw from fellowship, communion, or association; to separate one's self by a solemn act; to draw off; to retire; especially, to withdraw from a political or religious body..
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..
Privacy :: Privacy (n.) A place of seclusion from company or observation; retreat; solitude; retirement.
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