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undergo

[uhn-der-goh] / ˌʌn dərˈgoʊ /


Usage

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.


Example Sentences

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Unlike fresh or minimally processed foods, these products undergo extensive industrial processing.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

A handgun was recovered at the apartment and will undergo forensic analysis alongside DNA and other evidence collected at the scene, Bland said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

She plans to undergo a double mastectomy and reconstruction in the winter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Rob said he flew back to Australia and was the first in the country to undergo robotic surgery in a single-port operation.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Hasty is far advanced in her pregnancy and is presumed to have been conveyed away by some person, as she could not undergo the fatigue of traveling.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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