## Meanings
1. To stop working permanently, usually because of age.
2. To stop taking part in a sport or activity for good.
3. To stop using something old or worn out.

## Examples
- My grandfather retired when he turned sixty-five.
- The tennis champion decided to retire after the World Cup.
- They finally retired their old worn-out car.

## Derived Forms
- retirable
- retiral
- retirant
- retiree
- retirer
- unretire

## Related Forms
- retirement
- tirer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: retirer
- Root: *tīrāre

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Retire comes 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. Modern senses include to stop working permanently, usually because of age. and to stop taking part in a sport or activity for good.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as retirable, retiral, retirant, retiree, retirer, and unretire and related forms such as retirement and tirer.

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