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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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