undergo

[ uhn-der-goh ]
See synonyms for: undergoundergoesundergoingundergone on Thesaurus.com

verb (used with object),un·der·went [uhn-der-went], /ˌʌn dərˈwɛnt/, un·der·gone [uhn-der-gawn, ‐gon], /ˌʌn dərˈgɔn, ‐ˈgɒn/, un·der·go·ing.
  1. to be subjected to; experience; pass through: to undergo surgery.

  2. to endure; sustain; suffer: to undergo sustained deprivation.

Origin of undergo

1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English undergon, Old English undergān. See under-, go1

Other words for undergo

Opposites for undergo

Other words from undergo

  • un·der·go·er, noun

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How to use undergo in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for undergo

undergo

/ (ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ) /


verb-goes, -going, -went or -gone
  1. (tr) to experience, endure, or sustain: to undergo a dramatic change of feelings

Origin of undergo

1
Old English: earlier meanings were more closely linked with the senses of under and go

Derived forms of undergo

  • undergoer, noun

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