retire

1. v. t. To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively. Source: opted

2. v. t. To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note. Source: opted

3. 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. Source: opted

4. 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. Source: opted

5. v. i. To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle. Source: opted

6. v. i. To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired. Source: opted

7. v. i. To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs. Source: opted

8. v. i. To go to bed; as, he usually retires early. Source: opted

9. n. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires. Source: opted

10. n. A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back. Source: opted

11. v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position Source: wordnet

12. v. withdraw from active participation Source: wordnet

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