Citations:protire

English citations of protire

• 1961, George Jean Nathan, Henry Louis Mencken, The American Mercury, vol. January 1961, page 91,

  Let's "Protire" The search for a more positive and constructive term may be at an end by RAYMOND S. WARD ARTHUR GODFREY...

• 1998, John S. Murphy, Frederic M. Hudson, The Joy of Old, Geode Press, 1998, (Amazon.Com book review),

  Retire? Thats something you do to a wheel. The authors suggest Protirement instead....This guide for elders and mature boomers suggests we protire (rather than retire)...

• 2004, CNN.com, Transcripts, American Morning, aired November 4, 2004,

  Another great word that Andy knows about "protire," which means to retire upwards, as in leaving your job to make your life better, to do something that nourishes your soul. He's protiring from the firm to join the Peace Corps because money ain't everything.