retire
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
He retired at age 68
Types & categories
- step down hypernym
- superannuate hyponym
- bow out hyponym
Related & opposite
- retirement derivation
- retiree derivation
- retirement derivation
Sense 2 verb
withdraw from active participation
He retired from chess
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- retirement derivation
- secession derivation
- retiree derivation
- retire verb group
- bow out verb group
Sense 3 verb
pull back or move away or backward
The enemy withdrew
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- advance antonym
- withdrawal derivation
- pullback derivation
- receding derivation
- crawfish verb group
Sense 4 verb
withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
Types & categories
- recall hypernym
Sense 5 verb
break from a meeting or gathering
We adjourned for lunch
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- withdrawal derivation
- adjournment derivation
- forgather entails
- sequestrate verb group
Sense 6 verb
make (someone) retire
The director was retired after the scandal
Types & categories
- give the axe hypernym
- superannuate hyponym
Related & opposite
- retire causes
Sense 7 verb
dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
She finally retired that old coat
Types & categories
- discard hypernym
Sense 8 verb
lose interest
he retired from life when his wife died
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- detachment derivation
- withdrawer derivation
- retire verb group
Sense 9 verb
cause to be out on a fielding play
Types & categories
- toy hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 10 verb
cause to get out
The pitcher retired three batters
Related & opposite
Sense 11 verb
prepare for sleep
I usually turn in at midnight
Types & categories
- bed down hyponym
Related & opposite
- get up antonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | retirement |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | retiree |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | retirement |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | step down |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | superannuate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bow out |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | retirement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | secession |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | retiree |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | retire |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | bow out |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cease |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | drop out |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | advance |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | withdrawal |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pullback |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | receding |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | crawfish |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fall back |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | retreat |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | back off |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | recall |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | withdrawal |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | adjournment |
| 5 | entails | Related & opposite | forgather |
| 5 | verb group | Related & opposite | sequestrate |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | close up |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | prorogue |
| 6 | causes | Related & opposite | retire |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | give the axe |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | superannuate |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | discard |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | detachment |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | withdrawer |
| 8 | verb group | Related & opposite | retire |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | fatigue |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | bow out |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | putout |
| 9 | domain topic | Related & opposite | baseball |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | toy |
| 10 | causes | Related & opposite | ease up |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | strikeout |
| 10 | domain topic | Related & opposite | baseball |
| 11 | antonym | Related & opposite | get up |
| 11 | hyponym | Types & categories | bed down |