quit vs retire

quit and retire both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quit	No	No	Yes	No
retire	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, retire is a hyponym of quit; that is, retire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than quit:

quit: give up or retire from a position
retire: go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

Other hyponyms of quit include give up, renounce, resign, vacate, top out, fall.

As verbs, retire is a hyponym of quit; that is, retire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than quit:

quit (verb)	retire (verb)
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat	prepare for sleep
go away or leave	cause to get out
turn away from; give up	cause to be out on a fielding play
give up or retire from a position	lose interest
put an end to a state or an activity	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