Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

re-retire

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: re-re-tire
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To retire again.

Intransitive verb

verb

To bring (something or someone) back from retirement.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"He re-retired after being unretired for a while. His unretirement was worth his while, but he plans to stay retired this time."
"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."

Etymology

From re- + retire.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re-

Usage

Inflected Forms

re-retires (present, singular) re-retiring (participle, present) re-retired (participle, past) re-retired (past)

Phrases

re-retiree re-retirement

Frequently Paired Words

postretiree preretiree re-retiree re-retirement unretiree unretirement

Synonyms

reinstate

Antonyms

unretire

Rhymes With

resupplier

Questions

What does re-retire mean?: To retire again.
Where does re-retire come from?: From re- + retire.

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