retire vs revival

retire

noun
  • The act of retiring, or the state of being retired. 

  • A place to which one retires. 

verb
  • To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness. 

  • To cease use or production of something. 

  • To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy. 

  • To fit (a vehicle) with new tires. 

  • To recede; to fall or bend back. 

  • To go to bed. 

  • To withdraw; to take away. 

  • To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat. 

  • To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure. 

  • To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay. 

  • To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list. 

  • To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout. 

revival

noun
  • The act of reviving, or the state of being revived. 

  • Reanimation from a state of languor or depression; applied to health, a person's spirits, etc. 

  • Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest. 

  • Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a fashion. 

  • A Christian religious meeting held to inspire active members of a church body or to gain new converts. 

  • Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal; reinstatement of a legal action. 

  • Renewed interest, performance, cultivation, or flourishing state of something, as of culture, commerce, agriculture. 

  • Revivification, as of a metal. 

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