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undergo

[uhn-der-goh] / ˌʌn dərˈgoʊ /


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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One possibility is that infected dogs entering the U.S. and Canada were not required to undergo deworming treatment.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

McElligott maintains that all-important Big Tech has turned into a major headwind for markets, just as the artificial-intelligence trade is starting to undergo a shift.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

She plans to undergo a double mastectomy and reconstruction in the winter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

To treat a screwworm infection, DeNotta said, people undergo the same combination of wound debridement and insecticides used in animals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

At the same time his whole personality seemed to undergo a change.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie




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