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retire vs leave office

leave office vs retire

retire and leave office both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
retire No No Yes No
leave office No No Yes No
As verbs, leave office is a hypernym of retire; that is, leave office is a word with a broader meaning than retire:
  • retire: go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
  • leave office: give up or retire from a position
Other hypernyms of retire include quit, resign, step down.
retire (verb) leave office (verb)
prepare for sleep give up or retire from a position
cause to get out
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
Difference between retire and leave office

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