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verb
simple past tense of undergo.
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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.
Related forms
un·der·go·er, noun
Antonyms
1. avoid.
1. avoid.
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undergo
O.E. undergan "undermine," from under + gan (see go). Cf. M.Du. ondergaen, O.H.G. untarkun, Ger. untergehen, Dan. undergaa. Sense of "submit to, endure" is attested from c.1300. Meaning "to pass through" (an alteration, etc.) is attested from 1634.
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