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retire
/rɪ'taɪər/
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  1. verb
    break from a meeting or gathering
    "The men retired to the library"

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    adjourn withdraw
  2. verb
    lose interest
    "he retired from life when his wife died"

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    withdraw
  3. verb
    cause to be out on a fielding play

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    put out
    type of:
    fiddle play diddle toy
  4. verb
    pull back or move away or backward

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    draw back move back pull away pull back recede retreat withdraw
    type of:
    go locomote move travel
  5. verb
    prepare for sleep

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    bed crawl in go to bed go to sleep hit the hay hit the sack kip down sack out turn in
  6. verb
    withdraw from active participation
    "He retired from chess"

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    withdraw
  7. verb
    cause to get out
    "The pitcher retired three batters"

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    strike out
  8. verb
    dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
    "She finally retired that old coat"
  9. verb
    go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
    "He retired at age 68"
  10. verb
    make (someone) retire
    "The director was retired after the scandal"
  11. verb
    withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
    type of:
    recall
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