Meaning

verb go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

verb withdraw from active participation

verb pull back or move away or backward

originFrom Middle French retirer (“draw back”), from Old French retirer, built from re- (“back”) + tirer (“draw, pull”), the latter from Vulgar Latin *tīrāre, of highly uncertain origin.

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