Retire
[v] go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn"
[v] in baseball; "The pitcher retired three batters"
[v] lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
[v] move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
[v] pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
[v] dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat"
[v] go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
[v] withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
[v] make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"
[v] break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
[v] withdraw from circulation or form the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
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Synonyms
adjourn, crawl in, fall back, get into bed, go to bed, go to sleep, hit the hay, hit the sack, kip down, pension off, put out, recede, sack out, turn in, withdraw
Antonyms
advance, arise, get up, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress, rise, turn out, uprise