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LIVE DOWN

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Live so as to annul some previous behavior

Example:

You can never live this down!

Synonyms:

live down; unlive

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "live down" is one way to...):

live (lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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