Thesaurus: undergo

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1. v. t. To go or move below or under.
2. v. t. 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. v. t. To be the bearer of; to possess.
4. v. t. To undertake; to engage in; to hazard.
5. v. t. To be subject or amenable to; to underlie.
6. v. go through
7. 1. To go or move below or under. [Obs.] 2. 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. Certain to undergo like doom. Milton. 3. To be the bearer of; to possess. [Obs.] Their virtues else, be they as pure as grace, As infinite as man may undergo. Shak. 4. To undertake; to engage in; to hazard. [Obs.] I have moved already Some certain of the noblest-minded Romans To undergo with me an enterprise. Shak. 5. To be subject or amenable to; to underlie. [Obs.] Claudio undergoes my challenge. Shak.