Question of the Day #126

"White House considering vetting Trump’s tweets: report"
From the headline of this article at the Hill.

上記の文で、vetの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "vet" mean?

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解答

意味： 英辞郎によると、


〈話〉厳しく吟味する、入念に検査する

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. to evaluate for possible approval or acceptance
2. to subject to usually expert appraisal or correction

Etymology/語源

Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、

（獣医が（とくにレース前の競争馬のような）動物を注意深く診察するように）何かまたは誰かを注意深く調べるという口語の意味は、1901年頃から。

According to Online Etymology Dictionary:

The colloquial sense of "subject (something) to careful examination" (as of an animal by a veterinarian, especially of a horse before a race) is attested by 1901.

Examples

• They vetted her thoroughly before offering her the job.
• The book was vetted by several different editors.
• He's already vetted the plan, so we can start right away.
• ‘proposals for vetting large takeover bids’
• ‘each applicant will be vetted by police’