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thoroughgo

The English word “thoroughgo” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

  1. To go through.

Etymology

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

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