retire

Verb

• prepare for sleep
  • I usually turn in at midnight
    
  • He goes to bed at the crack of dawn
    

• cause to get out
  • The pitcher retired three batters
    
  • the runner was put out at third base
    

• cause to be out on a fielding play

• lose interest
  • he retired from life when his wife died
    

• dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
  • She finally retired that old coat
    

• make (someone) retire
  • The director was retired after the scandal
    

• break from a meeting or gathering
  • We adjourned for lunch
    
  • The men retired to the library
    

• withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds

• pull back or move away or backward
  • The enemy withdrew
    
  • The limo pulled away from the curb
    

• withdraw from active participation
  • He retired from chess
    

• go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
  • He retired at age 68
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  strike out , put out , withdraw , adjourn , retreat , pull away , draw back , recede , pull back , move back
• Antonyms: 
  advance , progress , pass on , move on , march on , go on