Qualify - Definition
qualify
v 1: prove capable or fit; meet requirements [syn: qualify,
measure up]
2: pronounce fit or able; "She was qualified to run the
marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the
injections" [ant: disqualify]
3: make more specific; "qualify these remarks" [syn: qualify,
restrict]
4: make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this
job" [syn: qualify, dispose] [ant: disqualify,
indispose, unfit]
5: specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or
agreement; make an express demand or provision in an
agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the
house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the
dates of the payments" [syn: stipulate, qualify,
condition, specify]
6: describe or portray the character or the qualities or
peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that
of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament
for a dead lover" [syn: qualify, characterize,
characterise]
7: add a modifier to a constituent [syn: modify, qualify]