Retire
Definition of Retire
Re`tire´ | v. t. | 1. | To withdraw; to take away; - sometimes used reflexively. | | 2. | To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note. | | 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. | | 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. | | 2. | To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle. | | 3. | To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired. | | 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. | | n. | 1. | The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires. | | 2. | (Mil.) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back. |
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