Whetted vs Vetted - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between whetted and vetted

is that whetted is past tense of whet while vetted is past tense of vet.

of or pertaining to an investigation, especially one that has been completed.

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To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.

* Milton

The mower whets his scythe.

* Byron

Here roams the wolf, the eagle whets his beak.

To stimulate or make more keen.

to whet one's appetite or one's courage

* Shakespeare

Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar, / I have not slept.

* 2003-10-20 , Naomi Wolf, The Porn Myth] , [http://nymag.com/ New York Magazine

In the end, porn doesn’t whet men’s appetites—it turns them off the real thing.

* whetstone

(en noun)

The act of whetting something.

That which whets or sharpens; especially, an appetizer.

* Spectator

* sips, drams, and whets

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Of or pertaining to an investigation, especially one that has been completed.

Only vetted nominees make it to committee hearings.