English → Latin
“undergo” in Latin
suscipiōto take up, acknowledge; to undertake, assume, begin, incur, enter upon (especially when done voluntarily and as a favorrecipiōto take back, (i.e., regain possession of something); to recapture; to receive, accept, admitingrediorto go into or onto, enter; to enter upon, engage in, apply oneself to something; to enter upon, begin, commenceobeōto go towards, go to meet; to oppose, face; to arrive at, reach, come to; to undertake a task, take charge of, take part
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
undergo
To suffer, endure. To undergo anything, subire aliquid: suscipere or recipere aliquid (to take upon one’s self: suscipere, a task, burden, etc., for the purpose of bearing it; recipere, to take upon myself voluntarily the burden, etc., of another person, and make one’s self responsible for it, etc.): sustinere aliquid (to support or endure a burden). To undergo danger, pericula subire, ingredi or suscipere; pericula adire (Cic.), obire (Liv.): to undergo a voluntary martyrdom, cruciatum subire voluntarium (Cic., Off., 3, 29, 105; Vid: also, SUFFER, ENDURE).
To pass through, suffer. To undergo a change, mutationem habere; mutari.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for undergo?
- The usual Latin words for “undergo” are suscipiō, recipiō, ingredior; also obeō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.