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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Rather than experiencing a conventional magnetic force along its path, the particle would undergo a change in its quantum phase.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Chrysler Building, one of the most distinctive high-rises in Manhattan's skyline, will undergo a major renovation as part of a multi-million-dollar sale deal.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Ashtiyeh, who is Palestinian, is conscious and under 24-hour supervision at a hospital in Nablus, where he will undergo X-rays, said his son, Zain Jaafar.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
I don’t mean to generalize, but as people age, it’s not unusual for them to undergo behavioral changes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
People, he said, will willingly undergo the severest suffering in order to free themselves from oppression.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
If a project could cause significant environmental harm that can’t easily be avoided, it undergoes a more detailed environmental review that examines its potential impacts and alternatives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
A Miami airport spokesman said the facility undergoes an FAA safety inspection each year and has consistently met federal requirements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
The memorial undergoes regular year-round maintenance and investment, with officials expecting water to begin flowing again "in the next few weeks".
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
As the sail races away from the laser source, the light reaching it undergoes an increasingly strong Doppler shift.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
The skeletal system to which all those muscles are attached also undergoes tremendous strains and stresses.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
The Edinburgh-born swimmer underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy to treat the tumours, but surgery to remove them was found to be impossible.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery earlier this week, which led to a diagnosis of lung cancer on Tuesday.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
At their first two laboratory visits, participants underwent MRI scans and walked on a specialized treadmill equipped with sensors that measured the forces generated during each step.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Guilfoyle’s attorney, Binnall, said: “Ambassador Guilfoyle will never apologize for offering to help shed light on a case in which 1,000 children underwent unnecessary, invasive, and debilitating surgeries at that man’s hands.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Almost four decades later, Juan Manuel Peralta underwent a similar rite of passage out of Mexico.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
Character.ai has undergone some leadership changes as it grappled with safety concerns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The analysis focused on participants who had undergone magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, allowing researchers to measure changes in fat deep inside the abdomen.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Netanyahu told the media last week that the suspect had undergone "Islamist radical indoctrination".
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
The term technically encompasses a broad category of products that includes FDA-approved drugs—ranging from insulin to Ozempic—but it has become shorthand for substances people are injecting that haven’t undergone approval from the FDA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Years earlier, Beck had undergone a radial keratotomy* to correct his vision.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
The Boeing 737 MAX is undergoing inspections to see if the extreme speeds and forces it was subjected to during the attack were severe enough to prevent the aircraft flying again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Ethan said in some ways undergoing treatment a second time was easier because he knew what to expect.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Garrett, the reigning NFL defensive player of the year, has been sidelined since undergoing left knee surgery after the Rams’ season-opening defeat by the San Francisco 49ers in Australia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
The case echoed other recent cases, including one where an OpenAI agent undergoing a security evaluation broke out of its testing environment and breached systems at AI platform Hugging Face.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
“I hope it’s soon, sugah. Matt is undergoing rigor mortis,” Lillian cautioned.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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