Literary notes about Undergo (AI summary)
In literature, the word “undergo” often conveys the sense of experiencing a transformative process or enduring a challenging state. It is used to describe both tangible and abstract changes, such as physical modifications seen in matter or flora ([1], [2]) and more subtle shifts in emotion or character ([3], [4]). The term frequently appears in contexts that involve ritualistic or punitive transitions, like purification rites or ordeals that test a person's resolve ([5], [6]). Beyond its literal applications, “undergo” is also employed metaphorically to capture the inevitability of change in human life and nature, whether it be in the metamorphosis of the sky or the evolution of personal identity ([7], [8]).
- Al′cohol, or Ethyl Alcohol, C 2 H 6 O, is a substance obtained by allowing the juice of the grape to undergo a change known as fermentation.
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide by Various - The proportional numbers of its inhabitants will almost immediately undergo a change, and some species will probably become extinct.
— from The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection by Charles Darwin - I had to undergo a sort of moral acclimation, and when that was over, I did much better.
— from My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass - O, those people with Miss Havisham, and the tortures they undergo!”
— from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens - And if a man kills a freeman unintentionally, he shall undergo the same purification as he did who killed the slave.
— from Laws by Plato - He could not walk on, till daylight came again; and here he stretched himself close to the wall—to undergo new torture.
— from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens - The very face of the sky appeared to undergo a change.
— from Swann's Way by Marcel Proust - Similarly, when the limbs have their position altered, it is the muscle which produces, and the bones which undergo the motion.
— from Galen: On the Natural Faculties by Galen
