To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.
To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note.
To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof; to withdraw or retreat, as from observation; to go into privacy; as, to retire to his home; to retire from the world, or from notice.
To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle.
To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired.
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds