verb
Meaning 1
To live so as to subdue or refute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
- to live down slander
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
live down
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verb
Meaning 2
To cause others to forget about something embarrassing that happened to oneself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- I'll never be able to live down that time my pants fell down at the school dance.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
live so as to annul some previous behavior
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- You can never live this down!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unlive
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: live
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: elää läpi — live so as to subdue
- Spanish: lograr que se olvide — live so as to subdue