unretire

English

Etymology

un- +‎ retire

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)

Verb

unretire (third-person singular simple present unretires, present participle unretiring, simple past and past participle unretired)

1. (intransitive) To leave retirement and return to work.
   • 2009 January 30, Dave Itzkoff, “Hey, Man. Where Have You Guys Been?”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     “It’s like all of a sudden you get to unretire and play in the N.B.A.,” Mr. Marin said.

2. (transitive) To bring back from retirement; to reinstate.
   • 2014, Edward C. Baig, Macs For Dummies:

     So much for unretiring the printer in the attic that connects through what's called a parallel port.

Anagrams

• reuniter, reuterin