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Tuesday word: Retire
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simplyn2deepTuesday, Mar. 29, 2022
Retire (verb, noun)
re·tire [ri-tahyuhr]
verb (used without object)
1. to withdraw, or go away or apart, to a place of privacy, shelter, or seclusion: He retired to his study.
2. to go to bed: He retired at midnight.
3. to withdraw from office, business, or active life, usually because of age: to retire at the age of sixty.
4. to fall back or retreat in an orderly fashion and according to plan, as from battle, an untenable position, danger, etc.
5. to withdraw or remove oneself: After announcing the guests, the butler retired.
verb (used with object)
6. to withdraw from circulation by taking up and paying, as bonds, bills, etc.; redeem.
7. to withdraw or lead back (troops, ships, etc.), as from battle or danger; retreat.
8. to remove from active service or the usual field of activity, as an army officer or business executive.
9. to withdraw (a machine, ship, etc.) permanently from its normal service, usually for scrapping; take out of use.
10. Sports. to put out (a batter, side, etc.).
noun Literary.
11. a place of withdrawal; retreat: a cool retire from summer's heat.
12. retirement or withdrawal, as from worldly matters or the company of others.
OTHER WORDS FROM RETIRE
re·tir·er, noun
WORDS RELATED TO RETIRE
depart, go, pull out, relinquish, remove, retreat, separate, surrender, withdraw, decamp, ebb, exit, part, recede, regress, repeal, rescind, resign, revoke, rusticate
See synonyms for: retire / retired / retiring on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR RETIRE
5. leave, withdraw.
SYNONYM STUDY FOR RETIRE
5. See depart.
Origin: 1525–35; < Middle French retirer to withdraw, equivalent to re- re- + tirer to draw
HOW TO USE RETIRE IN A SENTENCE
Expect the couple to find another mansion in a safe Democratic district where an aging representative is expected to retire.
THE RISE AND FALL OF CHRIS HUGHES AND SEAN ELDRIDGE, AMERICA’S WORST GAY POWER COUPLE|JAMES KIRCHICK|DECEMBER 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And when asked whether he worries about Studio Ghibli after he and Takahata retire, Miyazaki is frank.
ANIME KING HAYAO MIYAZAKI’S CURSED DREAMS|MELISSA LEON|DECEMBER 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Age is one of many factors, but it will play a larger role in the conversation as Baby Boomers retire and longevity is extended.
JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG’S RISKY HEART SURGERY|DR. ANAND VEERAVAGU, MD|NOVEMBER 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As Raimondo tells it, most public sector workers in the state were able to retire at age 55 with 80 percent of their pay.
MEET GINA RAIMONDO, THE ONLY DEMOCRATIC STAR OF 2014|DAVID FREEDLANDER|NOVEMBER 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Retire (verb, noun)
re·tire [ri-tahyuhr]
verb (used without object)
1. to withdraw, or go away or apart, to a place of privacy, shelter, or seclusion: He retired to his study.
2. to go to bed: He retired at midnight.
3. to withdraw from office, business, or active life, usually because of age: to retire at the age of sixty.
4. to fall back or retreat in an orderly fashion and according to plan, as from battle, an untenable position, danger, etc.
5. to withdraw or remove oneself: After announcing the guests, the butler retired.
verb (used with object)
6. to withdraw from circulation by taking up and paying, as bonds, bills, etc.; redeem.
7. to withdraw or lead back (troops, ships, etc.), as from battle or danger; retreat.
8. to remove from active service or the usual field of activity, as an army officer or business executive.
9. to withdraw (a machine, ship, etc.) permanently from its normal service, usually for scrapping; take out of use.
10. Sports. to put out (a batter, side, etc.).
noun Literary.
11. a place of withdrawal; retreat: a cool retire from summer's heat.
12. retirement or withdrawal, as from worldly matters or the company of others.
OTHER WORDS FROM RETIRE
re·tir·er, noun
WORDS RELATED TO RETIRE
depart, go, pull out, relinquish, remove, retreat, separate, surrender, withdraw, decamp, ebb, exit, part, recede, regress, repeal, rescind, resign, revoke, rusticate
See synonyms for: retire / retired / retiring on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR RETIRE
5. leave, withdraw.
SYNONYM STUDY FOR RETIRE
5. See depart.
Origin: 1525–35; < Middle French retirer to withdraw, equivalent to re- re- + tirer to draw
HOW TO USE RETIRE IN A SENTENCE
Expect the couple to find another mansion in a safe Democratic district where an aging representative is expected to retire.
THE RISE AND FALL OF CHRIS HUGHES AND SEAN ELDRIDGE, AMERICA’S WORST GAY POWER COUPLE|JAMES KIRCHICK|DECEMBER 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And when asked whether he worries about Studio Ghibli after he and Takahata retire, Miyazaki is frank.
ANIME KING HAYAO MIYAZAKI’S CURSED DREAMS|MELISSA LEON|DECEMBER 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Age is one of many factors, but it will play a larger role in the conversation as Baby Boomers retire and longevity is extended.
JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG’S RISKY HEART SURGERY|DR. ANAND VEERAVAGU, MD|NOVEMBER 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As Raimondo tells it, most public sector workers in the state were able to retire at age 55 with 80 percent of their pay.
MEET GINA RAIMONDO, THE ONLY DEMOCRATIC STAR OF 2014|DAVID FREEDLANDER|NOVEMBER 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
