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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She told AFP he needed to be home 20 days before his next check-up to undergo tests, "otherwise he can't receive treatment."
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
They said: "All participants on MAFS, including Adrian, undergo extensive background checks including police checks."
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
McGregor withdrew from the UFC anti-doping program shortly thereafter and was no longer required to undergo testing for banned substances.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Leo tells us that AI systems “do not undergo experiences,” “do not feel joy or pain” and “do not have a moral conscience.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Some of the uranium 238 atoms will absorb a stray neutron and undergo a series of transformations to become plutonium 239.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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