shrive shrite • shrivel · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · shrive · · Text Latin · · Script 6 · · Length Definitions · · · (verb) grant remission of a sin to. Synonyms: absolve. Examples: "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten hail mary's." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · absolve · · Synonym 1 Characters · · e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 v latin small letter v U+0076