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qualify

/ qualify /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make more specific
"qualify these remarks"
Type of:
modify
Derived:
qualification reservation quality character lineament
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
make fit or prepared
"Your education qualifies you for this job"
Opposites:
disqualify unfit indispose
Type of:
prepare groom train
Kinds of:
habilitate capacitate
Derived:
quality caliber calibre
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
remember think of
Kinds of:
distinguish mark differentiate stamp
Derived:
characterization characterisation word picture word-painting delineation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
pronounce fit or able
"She was qualified to run the marathon"
"They nurses were qualified to administer the injections"
Opposites:
disqualify
Type of:
pronounce label judge
Kinds of:
capacitate
Derived:
qualification makings quality caliber calibre
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
verb Sense 5
prove capable or fit; meet requirements
Type of:
suffice do answer
Derived:
qualification makings quality caliber calibre
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 6
add a modifier to a constituent
Type of:
add
Kinds of:
decelerate slow down accelerate speed speed up
Derived:
modifier qualifier modification qualifying limiting
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Something ----s somebody Adjective/Noun
Domain:
grammar
verb Sense 7
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"
Type of:
contract undertake
Kinds of:
provide
Derived:
specification spec stipulation condition precondition
Verb group:
stipulate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Semantic Complexity
94%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
66
Times Searched
3
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modify prepare groom train habilitate capacitate disqualify unfit indispose remember think of distinguish