retire vs vacation

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. 

vacation

noun
  • The act of vacating something; moving out. 

  • A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc. 

  • Freedom from some business or activity. 

  • A holiday; a stretch of leisure time away from work or duty and devoted to rest or pleasure. 

  • An extended period of time away from work or school. 

  • The act of making legally void. 

verb
  • To spend or take a vacation. 

How often have the words retire and vacation occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )