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under·go (un′dər gō′)

transitive verb underwent -·went′, undergone -·gone′, undergoing -·go′·ing

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

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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*.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

undergo Usage Examples

Adjective complement

  • fundamental: Indeed, one might characterize social processes by their ability to periodically undergo fundamental ( i.e. structural ) change.

Modifying Another Word

  • voluntarily: These companies voluntarily undergo independent audits to verify the continuing quality and fitness for purpose of their products.

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.
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