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retire

/ retire /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
Type of:
recall
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
make (someone) retire
"The director was retired after the scandal"
Type of:
fire give notice can
Kinds of:
superannuate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
withdraw from active participation
"He retired from chess"
Type of:
discontinue stop cease
Derived:
secession withdrawal retirement retiree retired person
Verb group:
bow out withdraw
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
go into retirement; stop performing one''s work or withdraw from one''s position
"He retired at age 68"
Type of:
leave office quit step down
Kinds of:
superannuate bow out withdraw
Derived:
retirement retiree retired person
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
dispose of; as of old clothes
"She finally retired that old coat"
Type of:
discard fling toss
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
lose interest
"he retired from life when his wife died"
Type of:
tire pall weary
Kinds of:
chicken out back off pull out back down bow out
Derived:
withdrawer withdrawal detachment
Verb group:
withdraw
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 7
cause to retire
"The pitcher retired three batters"
"the runner was put out at third base"
Derived:
strikeout
Causes:
move over give way give
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
verb Sense 8
cause to be out on a fielding play
Type of:
toy fiddle diddle
Derived:
putout
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
baseball baseball game ball
verb Sense 9
move back and away from
"The enemy fell back"
Opposites:
advance progress pass on move on march on
Type of:
withdraw retreat pull away
Kinds of:
ebb ebb away ebb down ebb out ebb off
Derived:
disengagement fallback pullout recession ceding back
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 10
break from a meeting or gathering
"We adjourned for lunch"
"The men retired to the library"
Type of:
close fold shut down
Kinds of:
prorogue
Derived:
withdrawal adjournment
Verb group:
seclude sequester sequestrate withdraw
Entails:
meet gather assemble
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 11
pull back or move away or backward
"The enemy withdrew"
"The limo pulled away from the curb"
Type of:
travel go move
Kinds of:
recede fall back back up back off back down
Derived:
pullback receding recession withdrawal
Verb group:
retreat pull back back out back away crawfish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 12
go to bed in order to sleep
"I usually turn in at midnight"
"He turns out at the crack of dawn"
Opposites:
get up turn out arise uprise rise
Kinds of:
bed down bunk down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
102
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

recall fire give notice can superannuate discontinue stop cease leave office quit step down bow out