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The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially
from what is dangerous or disagreeable. |
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The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or
safety; a refuge; an asylum. |
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The retiring of an army or body of men from the face of an
enemy, or from any ground occupied to a greater distance from the
enemy, or from an advanced position. |
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The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the
purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat. |
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A signal given in the army or navy, by the beat of a drum
or the sounding of trumpet or bugle, at sunset (when the roll is
called), or for retiring from action. |
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A special season of solitude and silence to engage in
religious exercises. |
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A period of several days of withdrawal from society to a
religious house for exclusive occupation in the duties of devotion; as,
to appoint or observe a retreat. |
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To make a retreat; to retire from any position or
place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field. |