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qualify
v.
train, certify; meet the minimum standards; limit, restrict; attribute a quality or characteristic; moderate, modify
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qualify
Verb
1. prove capable or fit; meet requirements
(synonym) measure up
(hypernym) suffice, do, answer, serve
(derivation) qualification, makings
2. pronounce fit or able; "She was qualified to run the marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the injections"
(antonym) disqualify
(hypernym) pronounce, label, judge
(hyponym) capacitate
(derivation) qualification, makings
3. make more specific; "qualify these remarks"
(synonym) restrict
(hypernym) modify
(derivation) qualification
4. make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this job"
(synonym) dispose
(antonym) disqualify, unfit, indispose
(hypernym) prepare, groom, train
(hyponym) habilitate
(derivation) quality, caliber, calibre
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"
(synonym) stipulate, condition, specify
(hypernym) contract, undertake
(hyponym) provide
(verb-group) stipulate
(derivation) qualification, makings
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"
(synonym) characterize, characterise
(hypernym) remember, think of
(hyponym) distinguish, mark, differentiate
(derivation) quality, character, lineament
7. add a modifier to a constituent
(synonym) modify
(hypernym) add
(hyponym) decelerate, slow down
(derivation) modifier, qualifier
(classification) grammar
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qualify
v.
kvalifikovat (se); získat kvalifikaci; mít/získat nárok na co; být schopný dělat co; oprávnit; zmírnit; oslabit
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qualify
Czas.
zdobywać kwalifikacje; stanowić; otrzymywać prawa; nadawać prawa; dawać kwalifikacje; zakwalifikować się; łagodzić; osłabiać
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Qualify
(v. t.)
To soothe; to cure; -- said of persons.
To soothe; to cure; -- said of persons.
(v. t.)
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.
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.
(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 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.
(v. t.)
To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to regulate.
To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to regulate.
(v. t.)
Hence, to soften; to abate; to diminish; to assuage; to reduce the strength of, as liquors.
Hence, to soften; to abate; to diminish; to assuage; to reduce the strength of, as liquors.
(v. i.)
To obtain legal power or capacity by taking the oath, or complying with the forms required, on assuming an office.
To obtain legal power or capacity by taking the oath, or complying with the forms required, on assuming an office.
(v. i.)
To be or become qualified; to be fit, as for an office or employment.
To be or become qualified; to be fit, as for an office or employment.
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