to live down

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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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