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Meaning of 'qualify' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Qualify [ v. i.]
- To be or become qualified; to be fit, as for an office or employment.
- To obtain legal power or capacity by taking the oath, or complying with the forms required, on assuming an office.
2 . Qualify [ v. t.]
- To make such as is required; to give added or requisite qualities to; to fit, as for a place, office, occupation, or character; to furnish with the knowledge, skill, or other accomplishment necessary for a purpose; to make capable, as of an employment or privilege; to supply with legal power or capacity.
- To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to regulate.
- To reduce from a general, undefined, or comprehensive form, to particular or restricted form; to modify; to limit; to restrict; to restrain; as, to qualify a statement, claim, or proposition.
- Hence, to soften; to abate; to diminish; to assuage; to reduce the strength of, as liquors.
- To soothe; to cure; -- said of persons.

Meaning of 'qualify' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . qualify [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make more specific
Example in sentence:
  • qualify these remarks
Meaning (2):
- pronounce fit or able
Example in sentence:
  • She was qualified to run the marathon;
  • They nurses were qualified to administer the injections
Meaning (3):
- specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
Example in sentence:
  • The contract stipulates the dates of the payments;
  • The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life
Meaning (4):
- describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
Example in sentence:
  • This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover;
  • You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
Meaning (5):
- make fit or prepared
Example in sentence:
  • Your education qualifies you for this job

Nearby Words:

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