Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retyre

/ɹiˈtaɪɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-tyre
IPA: /ɹiˈtaɪɹ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fit (a vehicle) with new tyres.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

Obsolete form of retire (“to withdraw”).

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Meanwhile the steam crane would have already have upended the wheels and axle with the wheel to be retyred at the lowest point."
"Now surely , Syre , I find, That all this worlds gay showes, which we admire, Be but vaine shadows to this safe retyre"

Etymology

From re- + tyre.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹiˈtaɪɹ/
British English: /ɹiːˈtaɪə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

retyres (present, singular) retyring (participle, present) retyred (participle, past) retyred (past) retire (alternative) re-tire (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce retyre?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiˈtaɪɹ/.
What does retyre mean?: To fit (a vehicle) with new tyres.
Where does retyre come from?: From re- + tyre.

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