Definition of UNDERGO

undergo

Meanings

Verb

  • pass through
    • "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"
    • "The fluid undergoes shear"
    • "undergo a strange sensation"
  • To experience; to pass through a phase.
  • To suffer or endure; bear with.
  • To go or move under or beneath.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English undergon, from Old English undergān (“to undergo, undermine, ruin”), equivalent to under- + go. Cognate with Dutch ondergaan (“to undergo, perish, sink”), German untergehen (“to perish, sink, undergo”), Swedish undergå (“to undergo, go through”).

Synonyms

abear, abide, aby, accept, allow, bear, bide, brook, dree, endure, forbear, go along with, go through, live with, pass, pocket, pouch, put up with, run, see, stand, stick, stomach, suffer, swallow, take, take sitting down, thole, tolerate, undercome, undergang, undergo

Scrabble Score: 9

undergo is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
undergo is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
undergo is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

undergo is a valid Words With Friends word