underwent

[ uhn-der-went ]

/ ˌʌn dərˈwɛnt /

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verb

the simple past tense of undergo.

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But the greatest danger I ever underwent in that kingdom was from a monkey, that belonged to one of the clerks of the kitchen.
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He began at once to plot against the new king, for which he underwent a short imprisonment in 1689.
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An injured drayman was brought in dead drunk, and underwent amputation of the legs without any signs of feeling pain.
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He was duly elected and underwent rigorous initiation proudly and joyfully.
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But there were experiences of other kinds which, in the interim, if we believe the story, he underwent in the north.
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British Dictionary definitions for underwent

underwent

/ (ˌʌndəˈwɛnt) /

verb

the past tense of undergo

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