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Undergone vs Received - What's the difference?

undergone | received |

As verbs the difference between undergone and received

is that undergone is while received is (receive).

As an adjective received is

generally accepted as correct or true.

undergone

English

Verb

(head)

    • received

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (receive)

    • Adjective

    (-) the received (knowledge, wisdom, opinion, story, information)
  • Generally accepted as correct or true
  • (by implication) Unchallenged axioms
  • :"The old saying goes that we should not judge a man until we have walked a mile in his shoes. As with so much received wisdom – from judging books by their covers to the relative exchange rate for birds in hands and bushes – this is of course rubbish." Robin Wilkinson. Western Mail, Oct 30 2012.

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    Derived terms

    * received wisdom * well-received

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