From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Retired \Re*tired"\, a.
1. Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of
retired habits.
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A retired part of the peninsula. --Hawthorne.
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2. Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired
officer; a retired physician.
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{Retired flank} (Fort.), a flank bent inward toward the rear
of the work.
{Retired list} (Mil. & Naval), a list of officers, who, by
reason of advanced age or other disability, are relieved
from active service, but still receive a specified amount
of pay from the government.
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n.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Retire \Re*tire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retired}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Retiring}.] [F. retirer; pref. re- re- + tirer to draw.
See {Tirade}.]
1. To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.
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He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children
into a forest. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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As when the sun is present all the year,
And never doth retire his golden ray. --Sir J.
Davies.
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2. To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take
up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note.
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3. To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no
longer qualified for active service; to place on the
retired list; as, to retire a military or naval officer.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retired
adj 1: no longer active in your work or profession
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