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[edit] Etymology 1 ... Simple past; vetted ... Past participle; vetted...
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vet
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vet
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Although the notion corresponds well with many applications of vetting , evidence is scant to support this derivation. This etymology simply cannot be positively vetted!
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In Reply to: Vetted? posted by Bruce Kahl on September 12, 2003 ... Another reference says "vet" as: "The sense of subject to careful examination, scrutinize, evaluate, is first recorded in 1904." From "The Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology" by Robert K. Barnhart (HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 1995).
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www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/24/messages/343.html
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I'm wondering if anyone knows the etymology of 'vet', as in 'Can you please vet these documents to verify that they are authentic?' Synonyms='validate', 'certify'; Can't find it anywhere. Thanks. GdS ... Vet is getting more play now here, too. Candidates are vetted both in business and in politics, for example.
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forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=11580
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One oft-cited etymology of the political sense of "vet" is that it comes from the verb "vet" as in, "to examine or treat [an animal] in one's capacity as a veterinarian." This use of "vet" dates to the closing years of the nineteenth century. ... jury: vetted jury, rigged jury...
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www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/5/587626/-The-Word-Sommel...
www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/5/587626/-The-Word-Sommeliers-Word-of-the-Week-9-5-08
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("He vetted the stallion before the race," "you should vet that horse before he races," etc.) By the early 1900s, vet had begun to be used as a synonym for evaluate, especially in the context of searching for flaws.
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www.slate.com/id/2199254/
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Definition of vetted with German, Dutch, French, Italian, and Spanish translations and search. Pronunciation sound files. ... Of or pertaining to an investigation, especially one that has been completed. Only vetted nominees make it to committee hearings.
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www.allwords.com/word-vetted.html
www.allwords.com/word-vetted.html
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so i'd like to ask if anyone knows the etymology of "vetted" and the "vetting process"? maybe i'm just too young but i don't remember it used to the extent it's being used this election.
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www.buzzflash.com/articles/editorblog/084
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Vetted: A veterinarian. ... I'm starting to think she was vetted, alright, to make sure she was the worst possible candidate. — Progressive Bloggers ... Republicans have been chafing over a wide array of questions that reporters have raised this week over the process by which Palin was vetted, her family and her record as...
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www.wordnik.com/words/vetted
www.wordnik.com/words/vetted
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