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retire

verb

1 retire

Go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position.

Roget 252: be concave etc. adj.; retire, cave in.    render concave etc. adj.; depress, hollow; scoop, scoop out; gouge, ... show more

Roget 881: be modest etc. adj.; retire, reserve oneself; give way to; draw in one's horns etc. 879; hide one's face.    keep private, keep in the background, keep one's distance; ... show more

Roget 757: resign; give up, throw up; lay down, throw up the cards, wash one's hands of, abjure, renounce, forego, disclaim, retract; deny etc. 536.    ... show more

Roget 893: be secluded, live secluded etc. adj.; keep aloof, stand, hold oneself aloof, keep in the background, stand in the background; keep snug; shut oneself up; deny oneself, seclude oneself creep into a corner, rusticate, ... show more

Dutch: in pensioen gaan

2 retire

Withdraw from active participation:
— He retired from chess.

synonym: withdraw.

Roget 293: depart; go away; take one's departure, set out; set off, march off, put off, start off, be off, move off, get off, whip off, pack off, go off, ... show more

Dutch: neerleggen, terugtrekken, uittreden

3 retire

Pull back or move away or backward.

synonyms: draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retreat, withdraw.

Roget 623: abstain, refrain, spare, not attempt; not do etc. 681; maintain the even tenor of one's way.    eschew, keep from, let alone, have nothing to do with; keep aloof keep off, stand aloof, ... show more

Roget 287: recede, go, move back, move from, retire; withdraw, shrink, back off; come away, move away, back away, go away, get away, drift away; ... show more

Roget 283: recede, regrade, return, revert, retreat, retire; retrograde, retrocede; back out; back down; balk; crawfish [U.S.], crawl [Slang]; withdraw; ... show more

Dutch: afhalen, terugnemen, terugtrekken

4 retire

Withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds.

5 retire

Break from a meeting or gathering:
— The men retired to the library.

synonyms: adjourn, withdraw.

6 retire

Make (someone) retire.

7 retire

Dispose of (something no longer useful or needed).

8 retire

Lose interest:
— He retired from life when his wife died.

synonym: withdraw.

9 retire

Cause to be out on a fielding play.

synonym: put out.

Dutch: toegeven

10 retire

Cause to get out:
— The pitcher retired three batters.

synonym: strike out.

11 retire

Prepare for sleep.

synonyms: bed, crawl in, go to bed, go to sleep, hit the hay, hit the sack, kip down, sack out, turn in.

Dutch: naar bed gaan


Moby thesaurus: abandon, abdicate, abscond, amortize, avoid the limelight, back down, back out, be pensioned, be superannuated, beat a retreat, bed, bed down, blush unseen, boot, bounce, bow out, bowl, break, bump, bust ... show more.

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