retire

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   cause to get out

   The pitcher retired three batters

2. 2
   verb

   lose interest

   I retired from life when my wife died.

3. 3
   verb

   dispose of something no longer useful or needed

   They finally retired their old worn out coat.

4. 4
   verb

   withdraw from active participation

   I retired from chess after I won all the major titles.

5. 5
   verb

   make (someone) retire

   The director was retired after the scandal

6. 6
   verb

   To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.

   Having made a large fortune, he retired.

7. 7
   verb

   To stop playing their sport and in competitions a sports player.

   I have decided to retire from football at the end of the season after the World Cup.

8. 8
   verb

   To withdraw; to take away.

   He […] retired himself, his wife, and children into a forest.

Etymology

From Middle French retirer (“draw back”), from Old French retirer, built from re- (“back”) + tirer (“draw, pull”), the latter from Vulgar Latin *tīrāre, of highly uncertain origin.