noun

1. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired.

2. A place to which one retires.

3. A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.

   “At the retire, the cavalry fell back.”

Synonyms: retreat

verb

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

   “Having made a large fortune, he retired.”

2. (sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.

3. To cease use or production of something.

   “The steamship made thousands of trips over several decades before it was retired by the shipping company.”