(n) :
the act of
retiring, or the state of being
retired; also, a place to which one retires; a
call sounded on a
bugle, announcing to
skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back
"his retire is by a lake."
(v) :
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
"he retired himself from the party."