Thoroughgo

Alternative forms

• thorough-go

Origin

From Middle English thurhgon, from Old English þurhgān ("to go through, go over, pass through, pierce, penetrate, permeate, pervade"), equivalent to - + go. Cognate with Dutch doorgaan ("to go on, continue, go through, proceed"), German durchgehen ("to go through, pass through").

Full definition of thoroughgo

Verb

1. (transitive, obsolete) To go through.

Derived terms

• thoroughgoing