to live down

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

2.To act habitually in conformity with; to practice. [1913 Webster]

To live the Gospel.— Foxe.[1913 Webster]

To live down, to live so as to subdue or refute; as, to live down slander. [1913 Webster]

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