Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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retrograde | No | Yes | Yes | No |
retire | No | No | Yes | No |
retrograde (adjective) | retire (adjective) |
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of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma | |
moving from east to west on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in a direction opposite to that of the Earth | |
going from better to worse | |
moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction |
retrograde (verb) | retire (verb) |
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get worse or fall back to a previous condition | prepare for sleep |
go back over | cause to get out |
move back | cause to be out on a fielding play |
move in a direction contrary to the usual one | lose interest |
move backward in an orbit, of celestial bodies | 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 |