retire Copy link Outline 1. rĕcēdo, cessi, cessum, 3 (to go back or away)2. sēcēdo, cessi, cessum, 3 (to go aside or apart)3. concēdo, cessi, cessum, 3 (often with the idea of yielding one's ground)4. abscēdo, cessi, cessum, 3 (to go away)5. dēcēdo, cessi, cessum, 3 (to depart6. excēdo, cessi, cessum, 3 (to go out7. ăbeo, īvi or ii, ĭtum, 4 (to go away)8. expr. by various trans. vbs. with a reflect. pron. • retire: 1. rĕcēdo, cessi, cessum, 3 (to go back or away): to r. from Mutina, a Mutina r., Cic. Phil. 8, 7, 21: to r. from public view, r. de medio, id. Rosc. Am. 38, 112: about to r. (to rest), recessurus, Ov. Ibis, 235: Hor. 2. sēcēdo, cessi, cessum, 3 (to go aside or apart): to r. to the holy mountain, s. in Sacrum Montem, Liv. 2, 32: let the wicked r., let them separate themselves from the good, secedant improbi, secernant se a bonis, Cic. Cat. 1, 13, 32: r. within yourself, in te ipsum secede, Sen. Ep. 25, 7 (also ad te recedere, id. ib.): v. withdraw. 3. concēdo, cessi, cessum, 3 (often with the idea of yielding one's ground): to r. from the sight of their parents, c. a parentum oculis, Cic. Cat. 1, 7, 17: to r. into winter quarters, c. in hiberna, Liv. 26, 20: Scipio r.d to his estate near Liternum, Scipio in Literninum concessit, id. 38, 52. 4. abscēdo, cessi, cessum, 3 (to go away): to r. from civil offices, a. civilibus muneribus, Liv. 9., 3, ad init. 5. dēcēdo, cessi, cessum, 3 (to depart: esp. in official lang. to quit a post: constr. with de, ex, rarely ab: or absol.): to r. from one's post, de statione d., Cic. Sen. 20, 73: to r. from (the government of) a province, d. de provincia, id. Att. 7, 3, et al. (N.B.--The force of the three preced. verbs may be seen in Pl. Am. 3, 4, 1: "concedite atque abscedite, omnes de via decedite" = make way and withdraw--get out of the road, all of you!) 6. excēdo, cessi, cessum, 3 (to go out: constr. with abl., with or without a prep.): to r. from the road, e. ex via, Caes. B. G. 5, 19: to r. from the fight, e. praelio, id. ib. 3, 4: to r. through fear, e. metu, Liv. 42, 67, ad fin.; v. retreat. 7. ăbeo, īvi or ii, ĭtum, 4 (to go away): to r. into a corner, in angulum a., Ter. Ad. 5, 2, 10: to r. in good order, turmatim a., Liv. 28, 13: to r. from the office of flamen, flaminio a., id. 26, 23, extr.: v. lay down, abdicate, resign. 8. expr. by various trans. vbs. with a reflect. pron.: se removere, Cic. Off. 1, 20, 69; e medio amovere, Suet. Tib. 10 (joined with secedere); subtrahere, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 6 (4), 5; abducere, id. ib. 3, 5, 4; recipere, id. Off. 3, 1, 2; conferre, id. ib. 1, 42, 151: v. betake oneself, and retirement.
RETIRE Copy link • RETIREPROP., recedere (general term): migrare, emigrare, demigrare (ex) loco, in locum (to remove from, etc.): migrare, emigrare domo or e domo (to remove from a dwelling): secedere in locum (to separate and withdraw to another place; Vid: Liv., 2, 32, sq.). To retire out of sight, abdere se in locum (rarely with a dative). Figuratively, a republica recedere or se sevocare: a negotiis publicis se removere: de foro decedere. To retire entirely from public business, ab omni parte reipublicae se subtrahere (gradually): a negotiis publicis se removere ad otiumque perfugere: to retire from life (i. e., to die), de praesidio et statione vitae decedere; (from an office) abdicare munus (which, however, is rare) or (more commonly) se munere; abire (magistratu or honore); abscedere munere (Liv. 9, 3): magistratum deponere.