Retire word meaning and definition

[verb] go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn"
[verb] in baseball; "The pitcher retired three batters"
[verb] lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
[verb] move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
[verb] pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
[verb] dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat"
[verb] go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
[verb] withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
[verb] make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"
[verb] break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
[verb] withdraw from circulation or form the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds

\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. 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.
\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.
\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.

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