Definition of shrive

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Shrive (v. t.) To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession and absolution to; -- said of a priest as the agent.

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Shrive :: Shrive (v. t.) To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession and absolution to; -- said of a priest as the agent.
Shrivelled :: Shrivelled () of Shrive.
Shrived :: Shrived (imp.) of Shriv.
Shriver :: Shriver (n.) One who shrives; a confessor.
Wizened :: Wizened (a.) Dried; shriveled; withered; shrunken; weazen; as, a wizened old man..
Shriven :: Shriven () p. p. of Shrive.
Shrive :: Shrive (v. i.) To receive confessions, as a priest; to administer confession and absolution..
Parch :: Parch (v. t.) To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever..
Pungled :: Pungled (a.) Shriveled or shrunken; -- said especially of grain which has lost its juices from the ravages of insects, such as the wheat midge, or Trips (Thrips cerealium)..
Scorching :: Scorching (a.) Burning; parching or shriveling with heat.
Fulsome :: Fulsome (a.) Full; abundant; plenteous; not shriveled.
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted..
Shrived :: Shrived () of Shriv.
Fagot :: Fagot (n.) An old shriveled woman.
Shrivelling :: Shrivelling () of Shrive.
Shriveling :: Shriveling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shrive.
Shriveled :: Shriveled (imp. & p. p.) of Shrive.
Rivel :: Rivel (v. t.) To contract into wrinkles; to shrivel; to shrink; as, riveled fruit; riveled flowers..
Shrieve :: Shrieve (v. t.) To shrive; to question.
Dry :: Dry (v. i.) To shrivel or wither; to lose vitality.
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