retire

verb

prepare for sleep

cause to get out

cause to be out on a fielding play

lose interest

dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)

make (someone) retire

break from a meeting or gathering

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

pull back or move away or backward

withdraw from active participation

go into retirement

Roots

rere- · Latin · back tirertire- · Old French · to draw, pull

Synonyms for retire

superannuatev withdrawv resignv retreatn quitv recedev demit vacatev abdicatev leavev relinquishv

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Where does retire come from?

The word retire breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Old French origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); and tire, from Old French tirer (“to draw, pull”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.