v. 25B6; verb
he has retired : GIVE UP WORK, stop working, stop work.
we've retired him on full pension : PENSION OFF, force to retire.
Gillian retired to her office : WITHDRAW, go away, take oneself off, decamp, shut oneself away; formal repair; poetic/literary betake oneself.
their forces retired : RETREAT, withdraw, pull back, fall back, disengage, back off, give ground.
everyone retired early : GO TO BED, call it a day, go to sleep; informal turn in, hit the hay/sack.