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retire [v]

1)	go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"

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2)	withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"

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withdraw

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bow_out cease secession retirement retired_person

3)	pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

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draw_back move_back pull_away pull_back recede retreat withdraw

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back_away go pullback receding withdrawal fall_back back_down

4)	move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

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fall_back recede

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draw_back disengagement ceding_back receding advance ebb retreat

5)	withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds

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recall

6)	break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"

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adjourn withdraw

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seclude assemble close withdrawal adjournment prorogue

7)	make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"

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can superannuate

8)	dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat"

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pension_off

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cast_aside

9)	lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"

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withdraw

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fatigue withdrawer detachment back_down

10)

cause to be out on a fielding play

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put_out

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diddle ball putout

11)

cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"

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strike_out

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ease_up ball strikeout

12)

go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn"

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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

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arise bed_down

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