shrive

v., shrove (shrōv), or shrived, shriv·en (shrĭv'ən), or shrived, shriv·ing, shrives.

v.tr.

1. To hear the confession of and give absolution to (a penitent).
2. To obtain absolution for (oneself) by confessing and doing penance.

v.intr. Archaic

1. To make or go to confession.
2. To hear confessions.

[Middle English schriven, from Old English scrīfan, from Latin scrībere, to write.]

shriver shriv'er n.

to minister the sacrament of penance to; pardon, purge; to confess one's sins esp to a priest

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
  Synonyms: confess, squeal

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tage i skrifte
v. intr. - skrifte

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Relig) confesser et absoudre
v. intr. - (Relig) confesser et absoudre

Deutsch (German)
v. - eine Buße auferlegen, von Sünden lossprechen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (θρησκ.) εξομολογώ (και δίνω άφεση αμαρτιών)

Italiano (Italian)
confessare, assolvere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - confessar-se, dar penitência e absolver

Русский (Russian)
исповедать священнику

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - confesar, oír en confesión, imponer la penitencia a, dar la absolución a
v. intr. - confesarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bikta, skrifta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
听忏悔后赦罪, 听取忏悔, 去忏悔

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 聽懺悔後赦罪
v. intr. - 聽取懺悔, 去懺悔

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 참회를 듣다
v. intr. - 참회를 듣다, 고해하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 告解を聴く, 免罪を言い渡す, 告解する, 赦罪する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعترف للكاهن, يحله من خطاياه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שמע וידוי ומחל‬
v. intr. - ‮התוודה, זכה לכפרה‬

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