What is the meaning of retire in "retired into forest"
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He abdicated his entire estate and retire into forest spending the rest if his life in a log cabin.
What is the menaing of retire here.
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What is the meaning of retire in "retired into forest"
This is the complete sentence 
He abdicated his entire estate and retire into forest spending the rest if his life in a log cabin.
What is the menaing of retire here.
Thanks

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In this context...
He decided to move into/live in the forest instead. He did not want the hassle of running his estate. He wanted a simpler life.
So he retired from public life.

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Please be careful copying sentences. You can change the entire meaning if you make mistakes. Either that, or you have copied a badly written example!
It should be: ...and retireD into THE/A forest spending the rest Of his...

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