Un′der‐go″ (?), v. t. [imp.Underwent (?); p. p.Undergone (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n.Undergoing.] [AS. undergān. See Under, and Go.] 1. To go or move below or under.
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.
Their virtues else, be they as pure as grace,
As infinite as man may undergo. Shak.
4. To undertake; to engage in; to hazard.
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.
Claudio undergoes my challenge. Shak.