What does undergo mean?

Definitions for undergo
ˌʌn dərˈgoʊun·der·go

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. undergoverb

    pass through

    "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation"

Wiktionary

  1. undergoverb

    To go or move under or beneath.

  2. undergoverb

    To experience; to pass through a phase.

    The project is undergoing great changes.

  3. undergoverb

    To suffer or endure; bear with.

  4. Etymology: From undergon, from undergan, equivalent to. Cognate with ondergaan, untergehen, undergå.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Undergoverb

    Etymology: under and go.

    With mind averse, he rather underwent
    His people’s will, than gave his own consent. Dryden.

    I have mov’d certain Romans,
    To undergo with me, an enterprize
    Of honourable, dang’rous consequence. William Shakespeare.

    Such they were, who might presume t’ have done
    Much for the king, and honour of the state,
    Having the chiefest actions undergone. Samuel Daniel, Civil War.

    Their virtues else, be they as pure as grace;
    As infinite as man may undergo;
    Shall, in the general censure, take corruption
    From that particular fault. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

    It rais’d in me
    An undergoing stomach, to bear up
    Against what should ensue. William Shakespeare, Tempest.

    I carried on my enquiriess to try whether this rising world, when finish’d, would continue always the same; or what changes it would successively undergo, by the continued action of the same causes. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

    Bread put into the stomach of a dying man, will undergo the alteration that is merely the effect of heat. Arbuthnot.

    Claudio undergoes my challenge, and either I must shortly hear from him, or I will subscribe him a coward. William Shakespeare.

Wikipedia

  1. undergo

    Operation Undergo was an attack by the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division on the German garrison and fortifications of the French port of Calais, during September 1944. A subsidiary operation was executed to capture German long-range, heavy artillery at Cap Gris Nez, which threatened the sea approaches to Boulogne. The operation was part of the Clearing the Channel Coast undertaken by the First Canadian Army, following the victory of Operation Overlord and the break-out from Normandy. The assault on Calais used the tactics of Operation Wellhit at Boulogne, sealing the town, bombardments from land, sea and air, followed by infantry assaults supported by armour, including flame-throwing tanks and creeping barrages. The city had been declared a fortress (Festung) but when pressed, its second-rate garrison needed little persuasion to surrender. This reluctance to fight to the end was repeated at Cap Gris Nez. The 7th and 8th Canadian Infantry Brigades started the main attack from south-west of Calais and cleared the outer defences on the southern and western sides of the port. The 8th Canadian Brigade was then transferred to the eastern side and the inner defensive lines were attacked from both sides. The Germans called for a truce which, after some misunderstanding, led to an unconditional surrender of the garrison. The 9th Brigade took the heavy batteries on Cap Gris Nez at the same time.

ChatGPT

  1. undergo

    Undergo generally means to experience or endure a certain situation, process, or change. It can refer to actively participating in an action or passively being subject to a condition or circumstance.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Undergoverb

    to go or move below or under

  2. Undergoverb

    to be subjected to; to bear up against; to pass through; to endure; to suffer; to sustain; as, to undergo toil and fatigue; to undergo pain, grief, or anxiety; to undergothe operation of amputation; food in the stomach undergoes the process of digestion

  3. Undergoverb

    to be the bearer of; to possess

  4. Undergoverb

    to undertake; to engage in; to hazard

  5. Undergoverb

    to be subject or amenable to; to underlie

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Undergo

    un-dėr-gō′, v.t. to go under or be subjected to: to endure or suffer: to pass through: to sustain without sinking: to partake of.—adj. Undergō′ing, suffering.

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  1. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'undergo' in Verbs Frequency: #636

Anagrams for undergo »

  1. go under

  2. grounde

  3. guerdon

  4. ungored

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of undergo in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of undergo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of undergo in a Sentence

  1. Elaine Ostrander:

    The number of dogs is still small ... It will be interesting to see what types of variation come up as more dogs undergo the process.

  2. Baerbel Bas:

    Kisses, touching – even glances became punishable by law. Tens of thousands were accused of homosexuality. This alone was often enough to ruin their social life and existence, more than half of these men were convicted, usually to serve long prison sentences or forced labor. In some cases, men were forced to undergo sterilization. Many were driven to suicide.

  3. Alexis Thompson:

    The things that I would note, however, are that one needs to evaluate the overall cost of patients who undergo sibling transplants and see if it is comparable, when we look at what the alternative might be -- having a stem cell transplant of any kind -- that is one number that has to be borne in mind. The second is looking at what the costs are for annual care for individuals with thalassemia.

  4. Carolyn McCarty:

    This study is largely consistent with a broader literature indicating that girls who undergo puberty early are at a higher risk for a number of behavioral health issues, including eating disorders, the increased risk of depression associated with early development does not appear to hold for boys, which could be due to biological differences in the pubertal process, or the fact that the physical maturation of boys is generally considered a socially positive experience.

  5. David Teuscher:

    But that won’t hold forever, it has to have a biologic process and undergo a strengthening period.

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