different between undergo vs underdo

English

Etymology

From Middle English undergon, from Old English underg?n (“to undergo, undermine, ruin”), equivalent to under- +? go. Cognate with Dutch ondergaan (“to undergo, perish, sink”), German untergehen (“to perish, sink, undergo”), Swedish undergå (“to undergo, go through”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??nd???o?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??nd?????/
• Rhymes: -??
• Hyphenation: un?der?go

Verb

undergo (third-person singular simple present undergoes, present participle undergoing, simple past underwent, past participle undergone)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To go or move under or beneath.
2. (transitive) To experience; to pass through a phase.

   The project is undergoing great changes.

3. (transitive) To suffer or endure; bear with.

   The victim underwent great trauma.

   She had to undergo surgery because of her broken leg.

Synonyms

• (to go or move under):
• (to experience): go through, take, undercome
• (to suffer or endure): brook, put up with; See also Thesaurus:tolerate

Translations

See also

• undergang

Anagrams

• go under, grounde, guerdon, ungored

English

Etymology

From Middle English underdon, from Old English underd?n (“to put under”), from Proto-Germanic *under + *d?n? (“to put”). Equivalent to under- +? do. Cognate with German unterthun (“to put under, subject”).

Verb

underdo (third-person singular simple present underdoes, present participle underdoing, simple past underdid, past participle underdone)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To put under, subject.
2. (transitive) To do something insufficiently; especially to undercook.
3. (intransitive) To act below one's abilities; do less than one can.
4. (intransitive) To do less than is requisite.

Anagrams

• redound, rounded