ease up vs retire

ease up and retire both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ease up	No	No	Yes	No
retire	No	No	Yes	No

ease up (verb)	retire (verb)
become less intense	prepare for sleep
reduce pressure or intensity	cause to get out
move in order to make room for someone for something	cause to be out on a fielding play
	lose interest
	pull back or move away or backward
	dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
	break from a meeting or gathering
	go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
	withdraw from active participation
	make (someone) retire
	withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds