Undergo
[ʌndə'gəʊ] or [,ʌndɚ'ɡo]
Definition
(verb.) pass through; 'The chemical undergoes a sudden change'; 'The fluid undergoes shear'; 'undergo a strange sensation'.
Typed by Larry--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To go or move below or under.
(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.
(v. t.) To be the bearer of; to possess.
(v. t.) To undertake; to engage in; to hazard.
(v. t.) To be subject or amenable to; to underlie.
Typist: Suzy
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Bear, suffer, endure, sustain, experience, pass through, go through, meet with, be exposed to, be subjected to.
Edited by Colin
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Bear, rafter, endure, sustain, experience,[See BELOW_and_BENEATH]
Edited by Jonathan
Definition
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.
Checker: Rene
Examples
- He _could not_ walk on, till daylight came again; and here he stretched himself close to the wall--to undergo new torture. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The sound by nature undergo these tortures, and are racked, shaken, shattered; their beauty and bloom perish, but life remains untouched. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- In a short time Oliver was sufficiently recovered to undergo the fatigue of this expedition. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The alternations of splendour and misery which these people undergo are very queer to view. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- When we experience something we act upon it, we do something with it; then we suffer or undergo the consequences. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- I will never undergo it. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Through the window was seen the interior of a cathedral, undergoing partial repair, with the figures of two or three workmen resting from their labour. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Her uncle, ignorant as the table supporting his coffee-cup of all his niece had undergone and was undergoing, scarcely believed his ears. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- In fact, I could feel myself weakening from the mental and physical strain I had been undergoing. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- One-thousandth part of the acid introduced into a vat of gelatine or into decoctions of animal matter, prevents their undergoing decomposition for an indefinite period of time. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- And in the present age, man is probably no longer undergoing differentiation at all. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But it is full of indignation to-night after undergoing the ordeal of consigning to the tomb the remains of a faithful, a zealous, a devoted adherent. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The behaviour of the men had undergone too I don't know what change. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It is so easy to see the successful result, so difficult to appreciate the trials that have been undergone. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- And I beg, Pa,' said Lavinia, 'that you will not tell Bella what I have undergone. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I was escorted as far as Bethlehem, where I rested a few days to recover from the fatigue I had undergone. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Her uncle, ignorant as the table supporting his coffee-cup of all his niece had undergone and was undergoing, scarcely believed his ears. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- If you had been through all that Maurice has undergone, you might talk. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- After which strong avowal Bella underwent reaction, and cried to any extent, with her face on the back of her chair. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- What change I underwent I cannot explain, but out of her emotion passed into me a new spirit. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He never omitted the ceremony afterwards, and the gravity and quiescence with which I underwent it, seemed to invest it for him with a certain charm. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- After this first outrage of 1772 Poland underwent a great change of heart. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Deputy Lock opened the letter with a grave face, which underwent no change as he eyed its contents. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The kingdom of Japan underwent more change in five or six years than Europe in five or six hundred. Plato. The Republic.
- Animal and vegetable matter buried in the depth of the earth sometimes undergoes natural distillation, and as a result gas is formed. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- I catch him coming on post, again pass him as unaware of his existence, and again he undergoes grinding torments. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- When light from any luminous object falls upon books, desks, or dishes, it meets rough surfaces, and hence undergoes diffuse reflection, and is scattered irregularly in all directions. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Salicylic acid is a white, dry, crystalline powder, devoid of smell or taste, undergoes no change when kept in store, and is neither inflammable nor volatile. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Reader, if in the course of this work, you find that my opinion of Dr. John undergoes modification, excuse the seeming inconsistency. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Public loses interest and undergoes reaction. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
Editor: Mary