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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.
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He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children into a forest. Sir P. Sidney.
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As when the sun is present all the year,
And never doth retire his golden ray. Sir J. Davies.
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2. To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note.
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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.
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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.
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To Una back he cast him to retire. Spenser.
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The mind contracts herself, and shrinketh in,
And to herself she gladly doth retire. Sir J. Davies.
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2. To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle.
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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.
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3. To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired.
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And from Britannia's public posts retire. Addison.
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4. To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs.
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5. To go to bed; as, he usually retires early.
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Syn. -- To withdraw; leave; depart; secede; recede; retreat; retrocede.
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Re*tire", n. 1. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires. [Obs.]
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The battle and the retire of the English succors. Bacon.
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[Eve] discover'd soon the place of her retire. Milton.
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2. (Mil.) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.
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