undergo
verb
un·der·go
ˌən-dər-ˈgō 
underwent
ˌən-dər-ˈwent
; undergone
ˌən-dər-ˈgȯn
; undergone
ˌən-dər-ˈgȯn
also -ˈgän
; undergoing
ˌən-dər-ˈgō-iŋ
-ˈgȯ(-)iŋ
1
: to submit to : endure
2
: to go through : experience
undergo a transformation
3
obsolete
: undertake
4
obsolete
: to partake of
Synonyms
Examples of undergo in a Sentence
She will have to undergo an operation.
some people undergo a complete transformation while away at college
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Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
No other group in this country has undergone chattel slavery.
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The all-time statistical leaders in baseball underwent a dramatic shake-up on Wednesday after MLB’s monumental decision to include Negro League players in its historical record.
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Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
No other group in this country has undergone chattel slavery.
—Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2024
Recent updates noted that after being in critical condition in the hospital and undergoing three surgeries, Shehorn was moved out of the ICU and is able to breathe and eat without tubes.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 May 2024
The all-time statistical leaders in baseball underwent a dramatic shake-up on Wednesday after MLB’s monumental decision to include Negro League players in its historical record.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
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undergo
verb
un·der·go
ˌən-dər-ˈgō
1
: endure sense 2
undergo an operation
2
: to pass through : experience
undergoing a change
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