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undergo
[ uhn-der-goh ]
/ ˌʌn dərˈgoʊ /
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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.
to be subjected to; experience; pass through: to undergo surgery.
to endure; sustain; suffer: to undergo sustained deprivation.
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un·der·go·er, nounWords nearby undergo
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British Dictionary definitions for undergo
undergo
/ (ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ) /
verb -goes, -going, -went or -gone
(tr) to experience, endure, or sustainto undergo a dramatic change of feelings
Derived forms of undergo
undergoer, nounWord Origin for undergo
Old English: earlier meanings were more closely linked with the senses of under and go
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