shut down vs retire

shut down and retire both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shut down	No	No	Yes	No
retire	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of shut down include adjourn, withdraw.

shut down (verb)	retire (verb)
cease to operate or cause to cease operating	prepare for sleep
	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