Rewired vs Retired - What's the difference?
rewired | retired |
(rewire)
To replace or reconnect the wires of a device or installation.
:I had to rewire the circuit where the old wires had shorted out.
:The electrician said that we couldn't add a new outlet without rewiring .
To change the functionality of something by altering the parameters or logic.
:When our companies merged, I rewired our payment processing system to handle their invoices as well.
Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.
Of a place: far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed; secluded.
*1910 , , "The Saint and the Goblin", Reginald in Russia :
*:The little stone Saint occupied a retired niche in a side aisle of the old cathedral.
That has left employment (of a person), especially on reaching pensionable age.
(retire)
As verbs the difference between rewired and retired
is that rewired is past tense of rewire while retired is past tense of retire.As an adjective retired is
secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet.rewired
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(head)Anagrams
*rewire
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(rewir)See also
*retoolretired
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(en adjective)- The retired workers are a major expense due to their pensions.
