Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shrive

1 sense of shrive

Sense 1
shrive, absolve -- (grant remission of a sin to; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's")
       => forgive -- (stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday")