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 had postponed her treatment, she told Netflix producers, to undergo numerous rounds of IVF in the hope of having a baby.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Under light exposure, these compounds typically undergo unwanted side reactions that interfere with the desired process.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
"The WHO had to, and was able to, undergo profound reform in the midst of the emergency."
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
This shift has sparked some controversy: Doctors’ groups say there is danger in deploying people who don’t undergo the rigor of medical school and residency to do unsupervised doctor-level work.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Last year it was observed that young women living at close quarters in dormitories tended to undergo spontaneous synchronization of their menstrual cycles.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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