Overcome or reduce the shame of a mistake, misdeed, or the like. It is often put in the negative, as in I'm afraid I'll never live down that tactless remark I made. [Mid-1800s]
live down
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The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
live so as to annul some previous behavior
Synonym: unlive
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