Ret`i*rade" (?), n. [F.; cf. Sp. retirada retreat. See Retire.] (Fort.)
A kind of retrenchment, as in the body of a bastion, which may be
disputed inch by inch after the defenses are dismantled. It usually
consists of two faces which make a reëntering angle.
Re*tire" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retired (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Retiring.] [F. retirer; pref. re- re- + tirer to draw. See Tirade.] 1.
To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.
He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children into a forest.
Sir P. Sidney.
As when the sun is present all the year, And never doth retire his
golden ray.
Sir J. Davies.
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2. To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and
pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note.
3. To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer
qualified for active service; to place on the retired list; as, to
retire a military or naval officer.
Re*tire" (?), v. i. 1. 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 Una back he cast him to retire.
Spenser.
The mind contracts herself, and shrinketh in, And to herself she
gladly doth retire.
Sir J. Davies.
2. To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or
pleasure; as, to retire from battle.
Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye
from him, that he may be smitten, and die.