Synonyms for re tire

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ri-tahyuhr

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈtaɪər

Top 10 synonyms for re tire

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Définition of re tire

Origin : 1530s, of armies, "to retreat," from Middle French retirer "to withdraw (something)," from re- "back" (see re-) + Old French tirer "to draw" (see tirade). Related: Retired; retiring.
Meaning "to withdraw" to some place, especially for the sake of privacy, is recorded from 1530s; sense of "leave an occupation" first attested 1640s (implied in retirement). Meaning "to leave company and go to bed" is from 1660s. Transitive sense is from 1540s, originally "withdraw, lead back" (troops, etc.); meaning "to remove from active service" is from 1680s. Baseball sense of "to put out" is recorded from 1874.

As in leave : verb depart, abandon physically
As in lie : verb be prostrate, flat
As in make off : verb flee, run away
As in pull out : verb quit
As in quit : verb abandon, leave
As in quit : verb stop doing something
As in back : verb put in reverse direction
As in recede : verb withdraw; diminish
As in resign : verb give up responsibility
As in retire : verb leave a place or responsibility
As in retreat : verb pull back, go away
As in return : verb go back, turn back
As in abdicate : verb give up a right, position, or power
As in scrap : verb abandon; throw away
As in secede : verb pull away; split from
As in seclude : verb isolate, hide
As in shrink : verb recoil, shy away
As in sleep : verb suspend consciousness
As in step down : verb resign
As in turn in : verb go to bed
As in withdraw : verb remove something or someone from situation
As in withdraw : verb retract; declare void
As in back off : verb retreat
As in demobilize : verb deactivate
As in bow out : verb back out
As in obsolesce : verb fall into disuse
As in pink-slip : verb dismiss
As in quitclaim : verb abdicate
As in clear out : verb leave, often quickly
As in recrudesce : verb return
As in retrocede : verb recede
As in retrocede : verb back
As in sequestrate : verb seclude
As in decommission : verb withdraw from active service
As in depart : verb leave, retreat
As in disappear : verb vanish; cease
As in dismiss : verb remove from job, responsibility
As in ebb : verb subside; decline
As in exit : verb leave a place
As in fall back : verb retreat
As in flinch : verb shy away, wince
As in get off : verb depart
As in give : verb yield, collapse
As in go : verb advance, proceed physically

Antonyms for re tire

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