Meanings
verb
- pastsimple past of undergo
The repeated exposure, over decades, to most taxa here treated has resulted in repeated modifications of both diagnoses and discussions, as initial ideas of the various taxa underwent—often repeated—conceptual modification.
1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page viii
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with underwent
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underwent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underwent
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“underwent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underwent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underwent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underwent.
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