vet

[vet]Informal.

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noun

verb (used with object), vet·ted, vet·ting.

to examine or treat in one's capacity as a veterinarian or as a doctor.

to appraise, verify, or check for accuracy, authenticity, validity, etc.: An expert vetted the manuscript before publication.

verb (used without object), vet·ted, vet·ting.

to work as a veterinarian.

Origin of vet

First recorded in 1860–65; short for veterinarian

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Related Words for vetting

audit, search, scan, oversee, review, probe, watch, investigate, scrutinize, observe, survey, supervise, consider, check, ponder, research, read, screen, inspect, explore

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Contemporary Examples of vetting

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British Dictionary definitions for vetting

vet

noun

short for veterinary surgeon

verb vets, vetting or vetted

(tr) mainly British to make a prior examination and critical appraisal of (a person, document, scheme, etc)the candidates were well vetted See also positive vetting

to examine, treat, or cure (an animal)

vet

noun

US and Canadian short for veteran (def. 2), veteran (def. 3)

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Word Origin and History for vetting

vet

"to submit (an animal) to veterinary care," 1891, from veterinarian. The colloquial sense of "subject to careful examination" (as of an animal by a veterinarian, especially of a horse before a race) is first attested 1904, in Kipling. Related: Vetted; vetting.

vet

n.1

1862, shortened form of veterinarian.

vet

n.2

1848, shortened form of veteran.