undergo

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1. 1.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.
2. 2.To be the bearer of; to possess. [Obs.] Their virtues else, be they as pure as grace, As infinite as man may undergo. Shak.
3. 3.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.
4. 4.To be subject or amenable to; to underlie. [Obs.] Claudio undergoes my challenge. Shak.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is undergo.

• What is to be the bearer of; to possess. [Obs.] Their virtues else, be they as pure as grace, As infinite as man may undergo. Shak called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to be subject or amenable to; to underlie. [Obs.] Claudio undergoes my challenge. Shak called?