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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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Joby manufactures about one aircraft per month and is working on the production version that will undergo the Federal Aviation Administration certification process, Cecutta said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Applicants will have to undergo identity and criminal record checks and demonstrate they meet the requirements, as opposed to just inputting their details.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

"The WHO had to, and was able to, undergo profound reform in the midst of the emergency."

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

In the short-term study, patients with advanced pancreatic cancer undergo biopsies before and after receiving a drug called OMO-103.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

Even their speech is colored and shaped by what they must undergo.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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