retire vs give up

give up vs retire

retire and give up both are verbs.

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

As verbs, give up is a hypernym of retire; that is, give up is a word with a broader meaning than retire:

retire: withdraw from active participation
give up: put an end to a state or an activity

Other hypernyms of retire include cease, discontinue, lay off, quit, stop.

retire (verb)	give up (verb)
prepare for sleep	stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
cause to get out	give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
cause to be out on a fielding play	give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another
lose interest	stop consuming
pull back or move away or backward	give up with the intent of never claiming again
dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)	relinquish possession or control over
break from a meeting or gathering	lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position	part with a possession or right
withdraw from active participation	give up what is not strictly needed
make (someone) retire	allow the other (baseball) team to score
withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds	leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
	put an end to a state or an activity

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