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to unretire

to unretire

1 7.0
To start working again after stopping work
  • verb
  • /ˌʌn.rɪˈtaɪər/
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  • The athlete chose to unretire for one last season, hoping to win another championship.

Well, so I decided three I unretired.

Examples

  • Or you wish you could unretire from the force... ...and solve this juicy little mystery?

    Smoke Screen (2010)

  • Keith Jackson had retired and then unretired from calling college football games for ABC.

    Blog text (26)

  • But later, that movie basically cost Disney/Marvel/Pixar their man in charge because of the debacle, and they made Alan a "godfather" offer to unretire to take their job.

    Blog text (22)

  • After taking a long break, the teacher decided to unretire and return to the classroom.

  • Many fans were excited when the former star player announced he would unretire and play again.

Antonyms

to retire
874 2.0

Leave your job permanently because of age or long service

Surface Forms

unretire infinitive
unretired past
unretired past participle
unretiring present participle
unretires third person singular

Morphology

unretire = retire (transparent) = un + retire

The verb is formed by adding the productive negative prefix 'un-' to 'retire', clearly indicating reversal of the action.

Etymology

Unretire starts with the part un- meaning 'reverse' or 'undo' and the rest retire means 'to stop working or leave a job'. So unretire means to return to work or active life after you have retired.