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Definition of unretire
intransitive verb
: to leave retirement : rejoin the workforce
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Former Oregon tailback Thomas Tyner, who retired from football because of shoulder injuries, plans to unretire and return to the game—as an Oregon State Beaver.
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First Known Use of unretire
1948
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