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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Retire \Re*tire"\, n.
     1. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also,
        a place to which one retires. [Obs.]
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              The battle and the retire of the English succors.
                                                    --Bacon.
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              [Eve] discover'd soon the place of her retire.
                                                    --Milton.
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     2. (Mil.) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to
        skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Retire \Re*tire"\, v. i.
     1. 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.
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              To Una back he cast him to retire.    --Spenser.
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              The mind contracts herself, and shrinketh in,
              And to herself she gladly doth retire. --Sir J.
                                                    Davies.
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     2. To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety
        or pleasure; as, to retire from battle.
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              Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle,
              and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and
              die.                                  --2 Sam. xi.
                                                    15.
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     3. To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as,
        having made a large fortune, he retired.
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              And from Britannia's public posts retire. --Addison.
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     4. To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea
        retires in bays and gulfs.
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     5. To go to bed; as, he usually retires early.
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     Syn: To withdraw; leave; depart; secede; recede; retreat;
          retrocede.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Retire \Re*tire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retired; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Retiring.] [F. retirer; pref. re- re- + tirer to draw.
     See Tirade.]
     1. To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.
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              He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children
              into a forest.                        --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
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              As when the sun is present all the year,
              And never doth retire his golden ray. --Sir J.
                                                    Davies.
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     2. To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take
        up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note.
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     3. 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.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Retire \Re*tire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retired; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Retiring.] [F. retirer; pref. re- re- + tirer to draw.
     See Tirade.]
     1. To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.
  
              He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children
              into a forest.                        --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
  
              As when the sun is present all the year, And never
              doth retire his golden ray.           --Sir J.
                                                    Davies.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Retire \Re*tire"\, v. i.
     1. 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.
  
              To Una back he cast him to retire.    --Spenser.
  
              The mind contracts herself, and shrinketh in, And to
              herself she gladly doth retire.       --Sir J.
                                                    Davies.
  
     2. To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety
        or pleasure; as, to retire from battle.
  
              Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle,
              and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and
              die.                                  --2 Sam. xi.
                                                    15.
  
     3. To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as,
        having made a large fortune, he retired.
  
              And from Britannia's public posts retire. --Addison.
  
     4. To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea
        retires in bays and gulfs.
  
     5. To go to bed; as, he usually retires early.
  
     Syn: To withdraw; leave; depart; secede; recede; retreat;
          retrocede.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Retire \Re*tire"\, n.
     1. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also,
        a place to which one retires. [Obs.]
  
              The battle and the retire of the English succors.
                                                    --Bacon.
  
              [Eve] discover'd soon the place of her retire.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     2. (Mil.) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to
        skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  retire
       v 1: go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw
            from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
       2: withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
          [syn: withdraw]
       3: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew";
          "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: withdraw, retreat,
           pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, move
          back]
       4: move back and away from; "The enemy fell back" [syn: recede,
           fall back] [ant: advance]
       5: withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills,
          shares, and bonds
       6: break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch";
          "The men retired to the library" [syn: adjourn, withdraw]
       7: make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the
          scandal"
       8: dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old
          coat" [syn: pension off]
       9: lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
          [syn: withdraw]
       10: cause to be out on a fielding play [syn: put out]
       11: cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the
           runner was put out at third base" [syn: strike out]
       12: go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at
           midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn" [syn: go
           to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit
           the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep]
           [ant: get up, get up]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  retire
     n.
     1 (lb en rare) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired.
     2 A place to which one retires.
     3 (lb en dated) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers
  that they are to retire, or fall back.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually
  because of old age or illness.
     2 (lb en transitive sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
     alt.
     (lb en transitive American spelling) To fit (a vehicle) with new
  tires.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive American spelling) To fit (a vehicle) with new
  tires.
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: retirar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  retire
     n.
     1 (lb en rare) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired.
     2 A place to which one retires.
     3 (lb en dated) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers
  that they are to retire, or fall back.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually
  because of old age or illness.
     2 (lb en transitive sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
     alt.
     (lb en transitive American spelling) To fit (a vehicle) with new
  tires.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive American spelling) To fit (a vehicle) with new
  tires.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  retire
     n.
     1 (lb en rare) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired.
     2 A place to which one retires.
     3 (lb en dated) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers
  that they are to retire, or fall back.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually
  because of old age or illness.
     2 (lb en transitive sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
     alt.
     (lb en transitive American spelling) To fit (a vehicle) with new
  tires.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive American spelling) To fit (a vehicle) with new
  tires.
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: retirar)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  retire
     n.
     1 (lb en rare) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired.
     2 A place to which one retires.
     3 (lb en dated) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers
  that they are to retire, or fall back.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually
  because of old age or illness.
     2 (lb en transitive sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
     alt.
     (lb en transitive American spelling) To fit (a vehicle) with new
  tires.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive American spelling) To fit (a vehicle) with new
  tires.
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: retirar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  retire
     Espanja vb.
     (es-v-taivm 1 retir e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  retire
     Franska vb.
     (böjning fr verb retirer)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  retire /ɹɪtˈaɪə/
  aftree

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Retire /ɹɪtˈaɪə/
  تقاعد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  retire //ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ)// //ɹəˈtaɪɹ// 
  1. пенсионирам
  to cause to retire, to deem as no longer qualified for active service
  2. оттеглям се
  to go back or return
  3. отстъпвам
  to retreat from action or danger
  4. пенсионирам се
  to stop working on permanent basis