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undergoes

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un⋅der⋅go

  [uhn-der-goh]
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–verb (used with object), -went, -gone, -go⋅ing.
1. to be subjected to; experience; pass through: to undergo surgery.
2. to endure; sustain; suffer: to undergo sustained deprivation.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME undergon, OE undergān. See under-, go 1

Related forms:
un⋅der⋅go⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. See experience. 2. bear, tolerate.

Antonyms:
1. avoid.
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un·der·go   (ŭn'dər-gō')   
tr.v.   un·der·went (-wěnt'), un·der·gone (-gôn', -gŏn'), un·der·go·ing, un·der·goes (-gōz')

  1. To pass through; experience: a house that is undergoing renovations.

  2. To endure; suffer: undergo great hardship.

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