Retire \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Retired \Re*tired"\, a.

1. Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits.

A retired part of the peninsula. --Hawthorne.

2. Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician.

Retired flank (Fort.), a flank bent inward toward the rear of the work.

Retired list (Mil. & Naval), a list of officers, who, by reason of advanced age or other disability, are relieved from active service, but still receive a specified amount of pay from the government. -- Re*tired"ly, adv. -- Re*tired"ness, n.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)