unretire

present singular third person unretires · participle present unretiring · participle past unretired · past unretired

1. intransitiveTo 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.

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   “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. transitiveTo 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.

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   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