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
; undergoes
ˌən-dər-ˈgōz
1
: to submit to : endure
2
: to go through : experience
undergo a transformation
3
obsolete
: undertake
4
obsolete
: to partake of
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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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
Over the years, the band has undergone several shakeups, with Duritz, Bryson and Gillingham the only original members to remain.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Unlike other states that have undergone explicitly political redistricting efforts this year, Florida prohibits partisan gerrymandering, thanks to the Fair Districts Amendment passed by voters in 2010.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
The first uses extrusion, in which the biomass is heated and pressurized before undergoing rapid decompression.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2025
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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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