Synonym: abdicate, discharge, dismiss, expel, go to bed, quit, recede, relinquish, remove, resign, retreat, suspend, vacate, withdraw. Similar words: retired, retirement, tire, entirely, set fire to, theoretical, stir, get in. Meaning: [rɪ'taɪə(r)] v. 1. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position 2. withdraw from active participation 3. pull back or move away or backward 4. move back and away from 5. withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds 6. break from a meeting or gathering 7. make (someone) retire 8. dispose of; as of old clothes 9. lose interest 10. cause to be out on a fielding play 11. cause to retire 12. prepare for sleep.
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121. Joseph Thomas, engineer, was born in Roche and came to Looe to retire after a distinguished career.
122. But it gave him an excuse to retire for a while, to re-assess things.
123. Dame Sybil earned her everlasting gratitude by suggesting that it was time she retire.
124. Financial advisers warn consumers not to depend much on either their pensions or Social Security to help them retire early.
125. Nu had indicated his intention to retire from office six months after independence, but events made that impossible.
126. And Douglas will retire soon, I think, so we can have new blood at the foreign office.
127. Such funds may be set up to retire a bond issue.
128. Last month Putin decided to retire silo-housed intercontinental ballistic missiles as their service lives expire.
129. I have decided that now is the time to retire as Captain and that some one else should take the helm.
130. She then announced that, after eight years, she would retire as Speaker just before the next session begins.
131. But then the plane crash happened and now I may retire even sooner.
132. It is also likely that because of past changes a growing number of women will retire with some entitlement to a state pension.
133. If only I had more money in the bank, I would gladly retire.
134. The only conditions were that the person receiving the pension had to retire and agree to spend the money within the month.
135. Cosby portrays a blue-collar worker who was forced to retire early from an airline.
136. Sooner or later I'm going to die,(http://sentencedict.com) but I'm not going to retire. Margaret Mead
137. During these periods Patterson exercised executive power, raising speculation that he might succeed Manley should he retire on health grounds.
138. For a more peaceful stroll, retire to the shady streets across the plaza at the foot of the Bridge of Lions.
139. Kevin Welch has been appointed skipper because Richard Smith has declared his intention to retire.
140. As a way of reducing the workforce, workers are being offered cash inducements to retire.
141. But then he gave up concert performances to retire to his home in Texas.
142. A recent poll found that more young people believe in UFOs than believe Social Security will exist when they retire.
143. Stand-up comics, actors and writers do not retire, Mr. Howerd pointed out.
144. Sadly, many people who retire at sixty-five die within a few years.
145. We retire into the cabin to eat by candlelight, then come back out to sit around the fire and talk.
146. You can transfer your pension scheme at any time, provided you do so over a year before you retire.
147. If he does retire to concentrate on his medical duties it will be a big loss.
148. Her own body of work was complete five years ago, when failing eyesight and less mobile hands forced her to retire.
149. Meanwhile, the leading edge of the Boomer generation, now age 50, will begin to retire in about 12 years.
150. A persistent knee injury has forced Northants allrounder Richard Williams, 35, to retire.
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