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undergo

un·dergo

UK/ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ/ US/ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊ/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

of mental or physical states or experiences

  • “get an idea”
  • “experience vertigo”
  • “get nauseous”
  • “undergo a strange sensation”
  • “The chemical undergoes a sudden change”
  • “The fluid undergoes shear”
  • “receive injuries”
  • “have a feeling”
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2.

go or live through

  • “We had many trials to go through”
  • “he saw action in Viet Nam”
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3.

accept or undergo, often unwillingly

  • “We took a pay cut”
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Origin

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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