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undergo Definition

under·go (un′dər gō)

transitive verb -·went, -·gone, -·go·ing

  1. to experience; endure; go through
  2. Obsolete to undertake

undergo Synonyms

undergo

v.

sustain, submit to, support, experience, feel, know, be subject to, bear, meet with, endure, go through, encounter, bear up under, put up with, share, withstand; see also endure 2.

Antonyms avoid*, escape*, resist*.

undergo Usage Examples

Object

  • surgery: I would like to email with others who's young children have undergone surgery more than once.
  • refurbishment: The library building is undergoing a long overdue refurbishment.
  • transformation: In between these two landmark years German society underwent a radical transformation.
  • renovation: However, since being purchased by a community of Buddhists, the building has been secured and is now undergoing renovation.
  • resection: The second patient had undergone an emergency resection of a bulky tumor leaking into the left chest following endoscopic dilatation.
  • restoration: Was it bought up from a medieval church undergoing restoration in the late 19th century?

Noun phrase with adjective complement

  • due: Finally, the mountains and highlands of Madagascar have undergone hardly any economic development due to the isolated position of the island.

Adjective complement

  • more: Some underwent more than one cycle of IVF treatment.
  • fundamental: Indeed, one might characterize social processes by their ability to periodically undergo fundamental ( i.e. structural ) change.

Modifying Another Word

  • currently: The law is currently undergoing revision to close a rather strange loophole.
  • recently: Studying Music at St Hilda's The BA syllabus has recently undergone considerable change.
  • since: The Waveney House Hotel closed in 2001 and has since undergone extensive external and internal refurbishment.
  • subsequently: The man, who had suffered a heart attack and had stopped breathing, subsequently underwent major heart surgery and made a full recovery.
  • voluntarily: These companies voluntarily undergo independent audits to verify the continuing quality and fitness for purpose of their products.
  • constantly: This font is constantly undergoing expansion, so call back frequently for updates.

Used with why or when

  • when: You could look at how these are contrasted and what transformations the characters undergo when they change place.

Present participle complement

  • continue: We have two veterinary nurse training centers, and insist that all veterinary surgeons undergo continuing education courses every year.
  • edit: My manuscript of the Goebbels biography was at that time complete, and undergoing editing by myself.
  • retrain: Two thirds of previous earnings should be the rule and full national average earnings for those undergoing retraining for a new job.
  • fly: Whilst at Cambridge, he was a member of the Cambridge University Air Squadron, undergoing flying training.