retire vs back up

back up vs retire

retire and back up both are verbs.

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

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

retire: pull back or move away or backward
back up: move backwards from a certain position

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

retire (verb)	back up (verb)
prepare for sleep	establish as valid or genuine
cause to get out	become or cause to become obstructed
cause to be out on a fielding play	make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy
lose interest	move backwards from a certain position
pull back or move away or backward	give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
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

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