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1  [vet] noun, verb, vet⋅ted, vet⋅ting. Informal.
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–noun
1. veterinarian.
–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.
–verb (used without object)
4. to work as a veterinarian.
Origin:
1860–65; short for veterinarian
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vet 1   (vět)   
n.  A veterinarian.
v.   vet·ted, vet·ting, vets

v.   tr.

  1. To subject to veterinary evaluation, examination, medication, or surgery.

  2. To subject to thorough examination or evaluation: vet a manuscript.

v.   intr.
To engage in the practice of veterinary medicine.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
vet

  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.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

vet  (1)
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2vet
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: vet·ted; vet·ting
1 : to provide veterinary care for (ananimal) or medical care for (a person)
2 : to subject (a person or animal) to a physical examination or checkup
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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