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undergo

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Etymology

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From Middle English undergon , from Old English undergān ("to undergo, undermine, ruin"), equivalent to under- +‎ go . Cognate with Dutch ondergaan ("to undergo, perish, sink"), German untergehen ("to perish, sink, undergo"), Swedish undergå ("to undergo, go through").

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Verb

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undergo (third-person singular simple present undergoes , present participle undergoing , simple past underwent , past participle undergone )

  1. (transitive ) To experience; to pass through a phase.
    Synonyms: go through , take , undercome
    The project is undergoing great changes.
    • 2013 January 1, Paul Bartel, Ashli Moore, "Avian Migration: The Ultimate Red-Eye Flight", in American Scientist ‎[1] , volume 101, number 1, archived from the original on 5 March 2016, pages 47–48:
      Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported [...] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration.
  2. (transitive ) To suffer or endure; bear with.
    Synonyms: brook , put up with ; see also Thesaurus:tolerate
    The victim underwent great trauma.
    She had to undergo surgery because of her broken leg.
  3. (transitive , obsolete ) To go or move under or beneath.

Translations

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to experience
to suffer or endure

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