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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In the final episode, Deborah reveals she has cancer and rather than undergo treatment, she is choosing to “go out on top” with the aid of a Zurich clinic.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Over the next decade and a half, PSG would undergo one of the most dramatic cultural rebuilds in modern football.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Submissions, limited to 2,500 words, will undergo a simple merit review rather than endless rounds of gatekeeping.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The state’s medical board specified that doctors can empty the uterus of any patient with PPROM, and it requires doctors to undergo training to ensure they know that.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Just being able to recognize whether a melody goes up or down is a big step, and an important auditory-cognitive process for children to undergo.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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