unretire

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.
   • He unretired for 18 months because the company was willing to pay him well to mentor some new employees.
   • “It’s like all of a sudden you get to unretire and play in the N.B.A.,” Mr. Marin said.2009 January 30, Dave Itzkoff, “Hey, Man. Where Have You Guys Been?”, in New York Times

   Antonyms:

   re-retire

2. (transitive) To bring (something or someone) back from retirement.
   • We unretired this machine because one of our customers started reordering large volumes of a part that this machine can make super-efficiently.
   • So much for unretiring the printer in the attic that connects through what's called a parallel port.2014, Edward C. Baig, Macs For Dummies

   Synonyms:

   reinstate

   Antonyms:

   re-retire