Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Retire (-d, -s)
retire (-d, -s), v. [Fr. retirer, to withdraw, re- + tirer, to draw.]
- To withdraw; to retreat; to depart or go away.
- To depart; to leave, as Christ
- To go from company or from a public place into privacy; to go to bed.
- To be separated or distinguished from a group.
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