shrive

verb

Definition of shrivenext
as in to forgive

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Recent Examples of shrive Shrove Tuesday derives from the Anglo-Saxon Christian practice of going to confession and being shriven, or absolved of sins before the 40-day fast leading up to Easter. — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrive
  1. forgive
  2. pardon
  3. remit
Verb
  • From the side, you could be forgiven for mistaking it for a hill; a thick carpet of grass grows up the walls and over the roof.
    — Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 15 July 2026
  • The final few episodes’ excessive melodrama is easily forgiven when what’s good here — above-average fights, solid jokes, and a game cast — isn’t so easy to forget.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
Definition of forgive
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  • Trump pardoned Cuellar and his wife in December after the couple was indicted on corruption charges under former President Joe Biden’s Justice Department.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
  • Working at the garden center gave me an opportunity to return to my roots — pardon the pun — as a farmer's daughter who loves the reward that comes from a hard day's work.
    — Leslie Friday, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Definition of pardon
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  • In 2009, after years of strained relations between SSPX and the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI remitted the 1988 excommunications as a step toward healing the rift.
    — Noah LaBelle, NPR, 2 July 2026
  • This can have weird consequences since there is often a lag between the time that the debtor's employer remits money to the sheriff's office and the sheriff's office lags in sending the money to the creditor.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of remit

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“Shrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrive. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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