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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Shrivelled :: Shrivelled () of Shrive.
Weazeny :: Weazeny (a.) Somewhat weazen; shriveled.
Shriven :: Shriven (p. p.) of Shriv.
Sizzle :: Sizzle (v. i.) To make a hissing sound; to fry, or to dry and shrivel up, with a hissing sound..
Shriven :: Shriven () p. p. of Shrive.
Scorching :: Scorching (a.) Burning; parching or shriveling with heat.
Shrived :: Shrived () of Shriv.
Rivel :: Rivel (v. t.) To contract into wrinkles; to shrivel; to shrink; as, riveled fruit; riveled flowers..
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..
Shrive :: Shrive (v. t.) To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession and absolution to; -- said of a priest as the agent.
Wizened :: Wizened (a.) Dried; shriveled; withered; shrunken; weazen; as, a wizened old man..
Shrivel :: Shrivel (v. i.) To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form corrugations; as, a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age; -- often with up..
Fulsome :: Fulsome (a.) Full; abundant; plenteous; not shriveled.
Shram :: Shram (v. t.) To cause to shrink or shrivel with cold; to benumb.
Shrieve :: Shrieve (v. t.) To shrive; to question.
Parch :: Parch (v. t.) To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth is parched from fever..
Shrivel :: Shrivel (v. t.) To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions.
Shriver :: Shriver (n.) One who shrives; a confessor.
Shrivelling :: Shrivelling () of Shrive.
Scorch :: Scorch (v. t.) To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color and texture without consuming; as, to scorch linen..
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