re-retire en · VERB
Etymology
From re- + retire.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To retire again.
He re-retired after being unretired for a while. His unretirement was worth his while, but he plans to stay retired this time.
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(transitive) To bring (something or someone) back from retirement.
We re-retired this machine because our newest equipment truly obviates it, and there's no realistic prospect that it will ever save us any money in the future.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| re-retiring | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| re-retires | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| re-retired | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| re-retired | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Relateds
re-retirement · re-retiree · unretirement · preretiree · unretiree · postretiree