Definitions from Wiktionary (shrive)
▸ verb: (religion, transitive and intransitive) To hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.).
▸ verb: (transitive) To free from guilt, to absolve.
▸ verb: (religion, transitive) To prescribe penance or absolution.
▸ verb: (religion, intransitive or reflexive) To confess, and receive absolution.
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▸ verb: (religion, transitive and intransitive) To hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.).
▸ verb: (transitive) To free from guilt, to absolve.
▸ verb: (religion, transitive) To prescribe penance or absolution.
▸ verb: (religion, intransitive or reflexive) To confess, and receive absolution.
Similar:
confess,
squeal,
confesse,
confide,
reconfess,
profess,
receave,
swear,
fess up,
come clean,
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