undergo
Be subjected to
Undergo means to experience or endure something, typically something difficult, unpleasant, or transformative.
The word implies being subjected to a process rather than initiating it: undergo surgery, undergo training, undergo a background check.
Things that undergo change are acted upon by external forces: The neighborhood underwent rapid gentrification.
Remain intact despite pressure
- bearLarge furry omnivore
- sufferExperience pain or distress
- toleratePermit without approval
- endureSuffer through without yielding
weather · brave · survive · sustain · resilience · fortitude · perseverance · hardship
Profound biological restructuring
- changeTo make different
- conversionAct of changing states
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- transitionChange from one state
makeover · overhaul · renovation · reinvention · restructuring · alteration · modification · mutation
Invasive medical procedure
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
procedure · operation · transplant · biopsy · dialysis · rehabilitation · physical therapy · colonoscopy
Judicial examination of claims
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
hearing · arraignment · prosecution · vetting · background check · audit · review · scrutiny
Travel from place to place
- growthIncrease in size
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- realizationGrasping what's true
- discoveryAct of finding something
enlightenment · maturation · learning · rite of passage · initiation · baptism by fire · coming of age · milestone
withstand
Remain intact despite pressure
endure · weather · brave · survive · sustain · resilience · fortitude · perseverance · hardship · adversity
metamorphosis
Profound biological restructuring
- changeTo make different
- conversionAct of changing states
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
transition · makeover · overhaul · renovation · reinvention · restructuring · alteration · modification · mutation · transfiguration
surgery
Invasive medical procedure
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
anesthesia · procedure · operation · transplant · biopsy · dialysis · rehabilitation · physical therapy · colonoscopy · MRI
trial
Judicial examination of claims
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
deposition · hearing · arraignment · prosecution · vetting · background check · audit · review · scrutiny · examination
journey
Travel from place to place
- growthIncrease in size
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- realizationGrasping what's true
discovery · enlightenment · maturation · learning · rite of passage · initiation · baptism by fire · coming of age · milestone · transition
- mutual understandingShared agreement between parties
- silent understandingShared knowledge without words
- human understandingCapacity for knowledge
- understanding the assignmentKnowing what's expected
- tacit understandingAgreement conveyed without words
- deep understanding
understanding, undergoes, undergird, undertaking, undertake, underside, undergoing, undertaken, undergone