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View synonyms for undergo

undergo

[ uhn-der-goh ]

verb (used with object)

, un·der·went [uhn-der-, went], un·der·gone [uhn-der-, gawn, ‐-, gon], un·der·go·ing.
  1. to be subjected to; experience; pass through:

    to undergo surgery.

    Antonyms: avoid

  2. to endure; sustain; suffer:

    to undergo sustained deprivation.

    Synonyms: tolerate, bear



undergo

/ ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ /

verb

  1. tr to experience, endure, or sustain

    to undergo a dramatic change of feelings



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Derived Forms

  • ˈunderˌgoer, noun

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Other Words From

  • un·der·go·er noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of undergo1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English undergon, Old English undergān. See under-, go 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of undergo1

Old English: earlier meanings were more closely linked with the senses of under and go

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Example Sentences

The Zydus Cadila and Bharat Biotech vaccine candidates are two of 37 potential coronavirus vaccines currently undergoing human trials around the world.

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The Office of Personnel Management announces a massive security breach that eventually is shown to affect over 20 million people who had undergone background checks for federal jobs since 2000.

Many patients have already undergone the procedure with promising results.

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Given that the world is undergoing its second “once-in-a-generation” disruption in 12 years, a reappraisal is in order.

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Public in recent months has put in so-called “safety labels,” which asks users to reconfirm, for example, if they want to buy a particular stock that is undergoing bankruptcy proceedings.

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A woman typically starts her life with millions of eggs but only 400 or so will ever undergo ovulation.

There is no better way to redefine your image than to undergo a religious conversion.

Many others who survived suffered severe frostbite and have had or soon will undergo amputations.

I would never encourage anyone to go abroad, I would never encourage anyone to undergo military training.

The procedure they undergo to extract eggs is intense and invasive and there are no sexual kicks involved.

They are more susceptible to the horrors and discomforts of what they were never brought up to undergo.

Edward sent him to London, 'fettered on a hackney,' to undergo the same barbarous death as his heroic brother.

Christianity was destined to undergo a final ordeal before it should ascend the throne of the Csars.

But as they that prepare a feast, and seek to satisfy the will of others: for the sake of many, we willingly undergo the labour.

Soon after returning into school, Mr Tugman called him up to undergo the threatened examination.

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What is another way to say undergo?

To undergo something is to be subjected to or to endure that thing. How does undergo differ from experience? Find out on Thesaurus.com

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