retire

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
retire/rɪˈtʌɪə(r)/

▶verb

• 1 leave one's job and cease to work, typically on reaching the normal age for leaving service.

  ■ (of a sports player) cease to play competitively.

• 2 withdraw from a race or match because of accident or injury.

  ■ Baseball put out (a batter); cause (a side) to end a turn at bat.

• 3 withdraw to or from a particular place.

  ■ (of a jury) leave the courtroom to decide the verdict of a trial.

  ■ (of a military force) retreat.

• 4 go to bed.

• 5 Economics withdraw (a bill or note) from circulation or currency.

• 6 Finance pay off or cancel (a debt).

– derivatives
retired adjective,
retiree noun,
retiredness noun (archaic),
retirer noun.

– origin C16: from Fr. retirer, from re- ‘back’ + tirer ‘draw’.