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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Retire \Re*tire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retiring}.] [F. retirer; pref. re- re- + tirer to draw. See {Tirade}.] 1. To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively. He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children into a forest. --Sir P. Sidney. As when the sun is present all the year, And never doth retire his golden ray. --Sir J. Davies. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Retired \Re*tired"\, a. 1. Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits. A retired part of the peninsula. --Hawthorne. 2. Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician. {Retired flank} (Fort.), a flank bent inward toward the rear of the work. {Retired list} (Mil. & Naval), a list of officers, who, by reason of advanced age or other disability, are relieved from active service, but still receive a specified amount of pay from the government. -- {Re*tired"ly}, adv. -- {Re*tired"ness}, n. | |
