"unretire" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unretires [present, singular, third-person], unretiring [participle, present], unretired [participle, past], unretired [past]
Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) Etymology: un- + retire Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|retire}} un- + retire Head templates: {{en-verb}} unretire (third-person singular simple present unretires, present participle unretiring, simple past and past participle unretired)
  1. (intransitive) To leave retirement and return to work. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-unretire-en-verb-2WiHnbDf
  2. (transitive) To bring back from retirement; to reinstate. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unretire-en-verb-p8u3v-rn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 38 62

Inflected forms

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