Undergo

Undergo
Undergo Un`der*go", v. t. [imp. {Underwent}; p. p. {Undergone} (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Undergoing}.] [AS. underg[=a]n. See {Under}, and {Go}.] 1. To go or move below or under. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

2. To be subjected to; to bear up against; to pass through; to endure; to suffer; to sustain; as, to undergo toil and fatigue; to undergo pain, grief, or anxiety; to undergothe operation of amputation; food in the stomach undergoes the process of digestion. [1913 Webster]

Certain to undergo like doom. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

3. To be the bearer of; to possess. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Their virtues else, be they as pure as grace, As infinite as man may undergo. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. To undertake; to engage in; to hazard. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

I have moved already Some certain of the noblest-minded Romans To undergo with me an enterprise. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

5. To be subject or amenable to; to underlie. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Claudio undergoes my challenge. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • undergo — index allow (endure), bear (tolerate), endure (suffer), tolerate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • undergo — (v.) O.E. undergan undermine, from UNDER (Cf. under) + gan (see GO (Cf. go)). Cf. M.Du. ondergaen, O.H.G. untarkun, Ger. untergehen, Dan. undergaa. Sense of submit to, endure is attested from c.1300. Meaning to pass through (an alteration …   Etymology dictionary

  • undergo — *experience, sustain, suffer Analogous words: *bear, endure, abide, tolerate: accept, *receive: submit, bow, *yield, defer …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • undergo — [v] be subjected to abide, bear, bear up, bow, defer, encounter, endure, experience, feel, go through, have, know, meet with, put up with, see, share, stand, submit to, suffer, support, sustain, tolerate, weather, withstand, yield; concept 23 Ant …   New thesaurus

  • undergo — ► VERB (undergoes; past underwent; past part. undergone) ▪ experience or be subjected to (something unpleasant or arduous). ORIGIN Old English, «undermine» …   English terms dictionary

  • undergo — [un΄dər gō′] vt. underwent, undergone, undergoing 1. to experience; endure; go through 2. Obs. to undertake …   English World dictionary

  • undergo — 01. My grandpa has to [undergo] a number of tests in order to see if his cancer is operable. 02. She is to [undergo] knee surgery tomorrow morning. 03. Applicants to the fire department must [undergo] medical tests before their interviews. 04.… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • undergo — un|der|go [ˌʌndəˈgəu US ˌʌndərˈgou] v past tense underwent [ ˈwent] past participle undergone [ ˈgɔn US ˈgo:n] [T not in passive] if you undergo a change, an unpleasant experience etc, it happens to you or is done to you ▪ The country has… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • undergo */*/ — UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈɡəʊ] / US [ˌʌndərˈɡoʊ] verb [transitive] Word forms undergo : present tense I/you/we/they undergo he/she/it undergoes present participle undergoing past tense underwent UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈwent] / US [ˌʌndərˈwent] past participle undergone… …   English dictionary

  • undergo — undergoer, n. /un deuhr goh /, v.t., underwent, undergone, undergoing. 1. to be subjected to; experience; pass through: to undergo surgery. 2. to endure; sustain; suffer: to undergo sustained deprivation. [bef. 1000; ME undergon, OE undergan. See …   Universalium

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