verb
1.
Synonyms: retreat 2, fall back, give back, withdraw
2.
Synonyms: go 2, depart, exit, get away, get off, leave, quit, run along, take off, withdraw
Related Word: recede, retreat; abandon, relinquish, surrender, yield
Antonyms: advance
3.
to cause to withdraw from one's position or occupation
all employees are automatically retired at age sixty-five
Synonyms: pension (off), superannuate
Related Word: discharge, dismiss; drop, leave, quit, resign, terminate, vacate
4.
to go to bed
youngsters should always retire before midnight
Synonyms: bed, ||flop, pile (in), roll in, turn in
Idioms: go beddie-bye, go night-night, hit the hay ( or sack)
Contrasted words: arise, get out, get up, pile (out), roll out, turn out, uprise
Antonyms: rise