qualify meaning and definition

QUALIFY verb

Definition of qualify (verb)

1. prove capable or fit; meet requirements
   • synonyms: measure up
2. pronounce fit or able
   • "She was qualified to run the marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the injections"
   • antonym: disqualify
3. make more specific
   • "qualify these remarks"
   • synonyms: restrict
4. make fit or prepared
   • "Your education qualifies you for this job"
   • synonyms: dispose
   • antonym: disqualify
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"
   • synonyms: condition, specify, stipulate
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"
   • synonyms: characterise, characterize
7. add a modifier to a constituent
   • synonyms: modify