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undergo

[uhn-der-goh] / ˌʌn dərˈgoʊ /


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What is another way to say undergo?

Undergo usually refers to the bearing or enduring of something hard, difficult, disagreeable, or dangerous: to undergo severe hardships, an operation. Experience implies being affected by what one meets with: to experience a change of heart, bitter disappointment.


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The state’s medical board specified that doctors can empty the uterus of any patient with PPROM, and it requires doctors to undergo training to ensure they know that.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

A patient at Wrexham's Maelor Hospital attended a dermatology one-stop clinic after being referred through an Urgent Suspected Cancer clinical pathway, and underwent cryotherapy treatment in which cancer cells undergo extreme cold treatment.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Joby manufactures about one aircraft per month and is working on the production version that will undergo the Federal Aviation Administration certification process, Cecutta said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The ship’s crew and medical staff will undergo quarantine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

“We have never forced anyone to undergo the Claiming before they were ready. The Pandavas were always trained, at least!”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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