re-retire

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ retire.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)

Verb

re-retire (third-person singular simple present re-retires, present participle re-retiring, simple past and past participle re-retired)

  1. (intransitive) To retire again.
    Antonym: unretire
    He re-retired after being unretired for a while. His unretirement was worth his while, but he plans to stay retired this time.
  2. (transitive) To bring (something or someone) back from retirement.
    Synonym: reinstate
    Antonym: unretire
    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.
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