retire /ri-tīrˈ/

1. To withdraw
2. To retreat
3. To recede
4. To withdraw from society, office, public or active life, business, profession, etc
5. To go into seclusion or to bed
6. To return (obsolete)

1. To withdraw
2. To draw back
3. To withdraw from currency
4. To cause to retire

1. Retirement
2. Retreat (obsolete)
3. A place of retirement (obsolete)
4. Return (obsolete)
5. A signal to retreat

retīˈracy noun (US)

1. Seclusion
2. Enough to retire on

retīˈral noun

1. Giving up of office, business, etc
2. Withdrawal

retiredˈ adjective

1. Withdrawn
2. Reserved in manner
3. Secluded, sequestered
4. Withdrawn from business or profession
5. Recondite (obsolete)

retīredˈly (or /ri-tīˈrid-li/) adverb

retiredˈness (or /ri-tīˈrid-nis/) noun

retīˈree noun

A person who retires or has retired from work

retireˈment noun

1. The act of retiring
2. The state of being or having retired
3. Solitude
4. Privacy
5. A time or place of seclusion

retīˈrer noun

retīˈring adjective

1. Reserved
2. Unobtrusive
3. Retreating
4. Modest
5. Given to someone who retires from a public office or service

retīˈringly adverb

retīˈringness noun

retired list noun

A list of officers who are relieved from active service but receive a certain amount of pay (retired pay)

retirement pension noun (Brit)

A state pension paid to men of 65 and over, and women of 60 and over (formerly old age pension)

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