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shrive

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Verb shrives, shriving, shrived
shrive - grant remission of a sin to; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's"
		absolve
		forgive stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"

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shrive (Verb)
To hear or receive a confession.
shrive (Verb)
To prescribe penance or absolution.
shrive (Verb)
To confess, and receive absolution.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

shrive (v. t.)
To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession and absolution to; -- said of a priest as the agent.
shrive (v. t.)
To confess, and receive absolution; -- used reflexively.
shrive (v. i.)
To receive confessions, as a priest; to administer confession and absolution.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

shrive
shrīv, v.t. to hear a confession from and give absolution to.—v.i. to receive confession: to make such:—pa.t. shrōve or shrīved; pa.p. shriv′en.—ns. Shrī′ver, one who shrives: a confessor; Shrī′ving (Spens.), shift, confession; Shrīving-time (Shak.), time for confession. [A.S. scrífan, to write, to prescribe penance—L. scribĕre.]

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shrive, verb, present, 1st person singular of shrive (infinitive).
shrive, verb (infinitive).

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