underwent

[uhn-der-went] / ˌʌn dərˈwɛnt /

VERB

be subjected to

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bear endure experience go through have meet with see suffer sustain withstand

STRONG

abide bow defer encounter feel know share stand support tolerate weather yield

WEAK

bear up put up with submit to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discontinue refuse surrender

STRONG

disallow disapprove let go oppose reject stop veto

WEAK

commit do execute

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underwent

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Tarik Skubal underwent the procedure as a college freshman and Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet had it in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The 26-year-old, who underwent a heart transplant in 2012, began taking an off-label prescription for everolimus, a generic version of Novartis’s anti-rejection drug Zortress, a year later.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

Among them were the archosauriforms, which underwent extensive diversification during the Triassic.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

The Norwegian great underwent Achilles surgery in January and only returned to training six weeks ago.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

First, it seemed that all normal cells growing in culture eventually died or underwent spontaneous transformation and became cancerous.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot