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qual·i·fy

Audio Help [kwol-uh-fahy] Pronunciation Key verb, -fied, -fy·ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.

2.	to modify or limit in some way; make less strong or positive: to qualify an endorsement.

3.	Grammar. to modify.

4.	to make less violent, severe, or unpleasant; moderate; mitigate.

5.	to attribute some quality or qualities to; characterize, call, or name: She cannot qualify his attitude as either rational or irrational.

6.	to modify or alter the flavor or strength of: He qualified his coffee with a few drops of brandy.

7.	Law. to certify as legally competent.

–verb (used without object)

8.	to be fitted or competent for something.

9.	to get authority, license, power, etc., as by fulfilling required conditions, taking an oath, etc.

10.	Sports. to demonstrate the required ability in an initial or preliminary contest: He qualified in the trials.

11.	to fire a rifle or pistol on a target range for a score high enough to achieve a rating of marksman, sharpshooter, or expert.

12.	Military. to pass a practical test in gunnery.

13.	Law. to perform the actions necessary to acquire legal power or capacity: By filing a bond and taking an oath he qualified as executor.

[Origin: 1525–35; < ML quālificāre, equiv. to L quāl(is) of what sort + -ificāre -ify

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—Related forms

qual·i·fi·ca·to·ry

Audio Help [kwol-uh-fi-kuh-tawr-ree, -tohr-ee] Pronunciation Key, adjective

qual·i·fy·ing·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. fit, suit, adapt, prepare, equip. 2. narrow, restrict. See modify. 4. meliorate, soften, temper, reduce, diminish. 5. designate, label.

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qual·i·fy Audio Help   (kwŏl'ə-fī') Pronunciation Key
v.   qual·i·fied, qual·i·fy·ing, qual·i·fies

v.   tr.

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

v. intr.

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

[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.]

qual'i·fi'a·ble adj.

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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

qualifying
noun
1.	the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase [syn: modification]
2.	success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry" [syn: passing] [ant: failing]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈqualifying adjective

in which players, teams etc attempt to qualify for a competition etc
Example: Our team was beaten in the qualifying round.

Arabic:	تَأهيلي
Chinese (Simplified):	（取得）参赛资格的，决赛前的）预选赛
Chinese (Traditional):	(取得)參賽資格的，(決賽前的)預選賽
Czech:	vylučovací
Danish:	kvalifikations-
Dutch:	plaatsings©
Estonian:	kvalifikatsiooni-
Finnish:	karsinta-
French:	de qualification
German:	Ausscheidungs-…
Greek:	προκριματικός
Icelandic:	úrtöku-, *sem veitir þátttökurétt
Indonesian:	untuk memenuhi syarat
Italian:	di qualificazione*
Japanese:	予送の

Korean:	예선의
Latvian:	kvalifikācijas-; atlases-
Lithuanian:	atrankos
Norwegian:	kvalifiserings-, *uttaks-(runde)
Polish:	eliminacyjny
Portuguese (Brazil):	de qualificação
Portuguese (Portugal):	qualidade
Romanian:	de calificare
Russian:	квалификационный
Slovak:	vylučovací
Slovenian:	uvrstitven, kvalifikacijski
Spanish:	de clasificación
Swedish:	kvalificerings-, kval-
Turkish:	eleme