Undergone

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Undergo \Un`der*go"\, v. t. [imp. {Underwent}; p. p. {Undergone}
     (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Undergoing}.] [AS. underg[=a]n.
     See {Under}, and {Go}.]
     1. To go or move below or under. [Obs.]
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     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.
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              Certain to undergo like doom.         --Milton.
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     3. To be the bearer of; to possess. [Obs.]
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              Their virtues else, be they as pure as grace,
              As infinite as man may undergo.       --Shak.
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     4. To undertake; to engage in; to hazard. [Obs.]
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              I have moved already
              Some certain of the noblest-minded Romans
              To undergo with me an enterprise.     --Shak.
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     5. To be subject or amenable to; to underlie. [Obs.]
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              Claudio undergoes my challenge.       --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  undergo
       v 1: of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea";
            "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange
            sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change";
            "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a
            feeling" [syn: {experience}, {receive}, {have}, {get}]
       2: go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he
          saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: {experience}, {see}, {go
          through}]
       3: accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"
          [syn: {take}, {submit}]
       [also: {underwent}, {undergone}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  undergone
       See {undergo}