unretire
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 8
Definition of unretire
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(intransitive)To leave retirement and return to work.
“He unretired for 18 months because the company was willing to pay him well to mentor some new employees.”
““It’s like all of a sudden you get to unretire and play in the N.B.A.,” Mr. Marin said.”
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verb
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(intransitive)To leave retirement and return to work.
“He unretired for 18 months because the company was willing to pay him well to mentor some new employees.”
““It’s like all of a sudden you get to unretire and play in the N.B.A.,” Mr. Marin said.”
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(transitive)To bring (something or someone) back from retirement.
“We unretired this machine because one of our customers started reordering large volumes of a part that this machine can make super-efficiently.”
“So much for unretiring the printer in the attic that connects through what's called a parallel port.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From un- + retire.
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