What is "undergone"

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.

vb. (past participle of undergo English)

1. v. of mental or physical states or experiences; "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "undergo a strange sensation"; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling" [syn: experience, receive, have, get]

2. go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam" [syn: experience, see, go through]

3. accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut" [syn: take, submit]

4. [also: underwent, undergone]

See undergo