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Synonyms
qual·i·fy (kwŏĺə-fī́)

[From French qualifier (from Old French), and from Middle English qualifien, to specify the time and place of a document's execution, both from Medieval Latin quālificāre, to attribute a quality to, Latin quālis, of such a kind; see quality, + Latin -ficāre, -fy.]

verb: -fied, -fy·ing, -fies. 

transitive verb 

  1. To describe by enumerating the characteristics or qualities of; characterize.
  2. To make competent or eligible for an office, position, or task.
    1. To declare competent or capable; certify.
    2. To make legally capable; license.
  4. To modify, limit, or restrict, as by giving exceptions.
  5. To make less harsh or severe; moderate. See synonyms at moderate
  6. Grammar To modify the meaning of (a noun, for example).

intransitive verb 

  1. To be or become qualified.
  2. To reach the later stages of a selection process or contest by competing successfully in earlier rounds.

derivatives

quaĺi·fía·ble
adjective