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underwent |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.] 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Underwent \Un`der*went"\, imp. of {Undergo}.
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