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Undergo
Pronunciation : Un`der*go"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [AS. undergan. See Under, and Go.]
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. Underwent; p. p. Undergone; p. pr. & vb. n. Undergoing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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