undergo

Verb

Verb Forms: underwent, undergone, undergoing, undergoes

To experience or be subjected to something.
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.

Examples

Every Scrabble player must undergo a period of intense learning to master the game.
She had to undergo surgery because of her broken leg.
The project is undergoing great changes.
The victim underwent great trauma.

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

Words With Friends Score: 12

undergo: valid Words With Friends Word