retire
[ ri-tahyuhr ]
/ rɪˈtaɪər /
verb (used without object), re·tired, re·tir·ing.
verb (used with object), re·tired, re·tir·ing.
noun Literary.
a place of withdrawal; retreat: a cool retire from summer's heat.
retirement or withdrawal, as from worldly matters or the company of others.
Origin of retire
synonym study for retire
5. See
depart.
OTHER WORDS FROM retire
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Definition for retire (2 of 2)
retiré
[ French ruh-tee-rey ]
/ French rə tiˈreɪ /
noun, plural re·ti·rés [French ruh-tee-rey] /French rə tiˈreɪ/. Ballet.
a movement in which the dancer brings one foot to the knee of the supporting leg and then returns it to the fifth position.
Origin of retiré
< French, past participle of
retirer to
retire
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British Dictionary definitions for retire
retire
/ (rɪˈtaɪə) /
verb (mainly intr)
Derived forms of retire
retirer, nounWord Origin for retire
C16: from French
retirer, from Old French
re- +
tirer to pull, draw