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noun
verb (used with object)
2.
to examine or treat in one's capacity as a veterinarian or as a doctor.
3.
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.
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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) |
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Word Origin & History
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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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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