retire vs back off

retire and back off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
retire	No	No	Yes	No
back off	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of retire include back down, bow out, chicken out, pull out.

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

Other hyponyms of retire include fall back, retreat, retrograde, back down, back up.

retire (verb)	back off (verb)
prepare for sleep	move backwards from a certain position
cause to get out	remove oneself from an obligation
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