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1[vet] noun, verb, vet·ted, vet·ting. Informal.
verb (used with object)
2.
to examine or treat in one's capacity as a veterinarian or as a doctor.
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to appraise, verify, or check for accuracy, authenticity, validity, etc.: An expert vetted the manuscript before publication.

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verb (used without object)
4.
to work as a veterinarian.

Origin:
1860–65; short for veterinarian
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vet

2[vet]
noun, adjective Informal.

Origin:
1865–70, Americanism; shortened form
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vet1 (vɛt)
 
n
1.  short for veterinary surgeon
 
vb , vets, vetting, vetted
2.  chiefly (Brit) (tr) See also positive vetting to make a prior examination and critical appraisal of (a person, document, scheme, etc): the candidates were well vetted
3.  to examine, treat, or cure (an animal)

vet2 (vɛt)
 
n
(US), (Canadian) veteran short for veteran

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vet
1862, shortened form of veterinarian. The verb "to submit (an animal) to veterinary care" is attested from 1891; 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.
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vet
1848, shortened form of veteran.
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vet definition


  1. n.
    a veterinarian. (Standard English.) : The vet didn't charge much to look at the turtle.
  2. tv.
    to give a medical examination to and treat a person (or an animal). : The doctor vetted me quickly and charged an unbelievable sum for it.
  3. n.
    a (war) veteran. : The vets in the hospitals across the land appreciate your kindness.
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vet
  1. veteran

  2. veterinarian

  3. veterinary

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