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re-retiring

re-retiring is the present participle and gerund of re-retire.

Meaning of re-retire

Verb

re-retire (third-person singular simple present re-retires, present participle re-retiring, simple past and past participle re-retired)

  1. (intransitive) To retire again.
    • He re-retired after being unretired for a while. His unretirement was worth his while, but he plans to stay retired this time.
    Antonyms:
    unretire
  2. (transitive) To bring (something or someone) back from retirement.
    • We re-retired this machine because our newest equipment truly obviates it, and there's no realistic prospect that it will ever save us any money in the future.
    Synonyms:
    reinstate
    Antonyms:
    unretire

Questions about re-retiring

What is re-retiring the present participle and gerund of?
Re-retiring is the present participle and gerund of re-retire.

Words near re-retiring in the dictionary

  1. re-retire
  2. re-retired
  3. re-retiree
  4. re-retirement
  5. re-retires
  6. re-retiring
  7. re-review
  8. re-reviewed
  9. re-reviewing
  10. re-reviews
  11. re-revoke

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