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.
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It said returning Ugandans would "undergo 21 days of quarantine at their own cost".
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Although both appeared to undergo similar physical transformations, only one showed extensive changes in its gene activity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Patients undergo surgery to have their tumor removed.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
To address a partial UCL tear, he was expected to undergo a hybrid internal brace procedure, which would set him up to return to catching full time in nine months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Of course, she must undergo an operation, and afterward—well, she would be her “old self” again.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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
All should be treated or managed before someone undergoes surgery, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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 stakes are particularly high this time around as the company undergoes an artificial-intelligence transition with the upcoming rollout of its Apple Intelligence and agentic Siri.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Rosie comes to a stop about twenty feet down the hippodrome track and Marlena undergoes a change that defies belief.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Under George W. Bush, DHS underwent a reorganization to more effectively combat terrorism and respond to disasters like Hurricane Katrina.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
U-251 cells underwent a form of mesenchymal-like reprogramming, activating genes associated with cancer invasion, including CD44, FN1, and MMP9.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
He had what appeared to be a paid photoshoot whilst claiming that he was being harassed by the media, withdrawing from the wedding just days beforehand as he underwent heart surgery.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
The student underwent surgery for injuries to his wrist, she said, and was left with bruises and lacerations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Even the senses underwent a change so profound it filled me with distress.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
The vaccine is expected to be approved next year, and analysts are closely monitoring studies evaluating intismeran in patients with renal-cell carcinoma and muscle-invasive bladder cancer who have undergone surgery.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
If found liable, they could be fined if they have not properly undergone a "domestic duty of care".
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
The airport in Urumqi has undergone a $6 billion expansion, with a new terminal and two new runways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Local media reported that she had undergone surgery, losing one of her legs, and was fighting to keep the other.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
As if he were generally weary, or had just undergone some form of eyestrain, he rubbed his closed eyes with the tips of his extended fingers.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
Satellite imagery also shows the base undergoing significant construction work in recent months.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
“The Naples seawalls are undergoing profound stress during these current high tides,” Pinckert said, who worries that the city hasn’t done enough to replace the aging seawalls for her neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Not only are those misdiagnosed undergoing treatment for a condition they don’t have, they are also delayed in getting a proper diagnosis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The county are undergoing a review of their cricket operations, led by interim chair Dame Sarah Storey and new chief executive Richard Kenyon.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 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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