pension [sb] offvtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game."
(make [sb] retire with pension)
发养老金使…退休
They thought he was getting too old for the job, so they pensioned him off.