undergo
verb [T] /ˌʌn.dəˈɡəʊ/
/-dɚˈɡoʊ/ (present participle undergoing, past tense underwent, past participle undergone)Definition
C1 to experience something that is unpleasant or something that involves a change: She underwent an operation on a tumour in her left lung last year. Cinema in Britain is undergoing a revival of popularity.Experiencing and suffering
(Definition of undergo verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (straight) from the horse's mouth idiom
- afflict verb
- affliction noun
- almost/nearly die of sth idiom
- be a victim of your own success idiom
- be at/on the receiving end idiom
- cursed adjective (HAVING BAD LUCK)
- depth noun (STRENGTH)
- eaten up with/by sth idiom
- experience verb
- exposure noun (EXPERIENCE)
- fall prey/victim to sth/sb idiom
- firsthand adverb
- nurse verb (FEEL EMOTION)
- practical adjective (EXPERIENCE)
- stricken adjective
- survive verb
- survivor noun
- take/have a knock idiom
- victim noun
Topic:
Experiencing and suffering
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