undergo
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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With this year’s adoption of Automated Ball-Strike technology, Major League Baseball made everyone undergo strict height measurements.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
“Flight attendants undergo extensive, ongoing training to manage a wide range of onboard scenarios.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Companies wanting to take part must undergo a special authorisation process, including to rule out any Russian ties, before they can purchase weapons and train their staff.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
The existing warehouse, which distributed 14,244 emergency parcels last year, will also undergo a refurbishment.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Now letters to and from Philadelphia had to undergo special processing, such as being dipped in vinegar and allowed to dry.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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