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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People who get a positive stool or blood test should then undergo a colonoscopy.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
"Because oxidation is reduced, they're less likely to undergo ferroptosis."
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
He and other signatories of the letter urged Trump to make a decree mandating that new AI models undergo government testing before they are released to the public.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
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
It has happened also because, for reasons to be described later, destructive insects often undergo a “flareback,” or resurgence, after spraying, in numbers greater than before.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing undergo
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