to live down

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to live down - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Live \Live\ (l[i^]v), v. t.
     1. To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue
        in, constantly or habitually; as, to live an idle or a
        useful life.
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     2. To act habitually in conformity with; to practice.
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              To live the Gospel.                   --Foxe.
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     To live down, to live so as to subdue or refute; as, to
        live down slander.
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