Retire, verb.
Example of usage: "Judy Miller has retired from The New York Times effective today."
Secondary definition: An artful term to describe somebody's exit from their workplace when "quit" doesn't apply while "fired" is so unseemly.
Appropriate synonym: Forced out
You're hilarious, Eric.
Posted by: Britt Bravo | November 09, 2005 at 08:51 PM