
qualify
v 1: prove capable or fit; meet requirements [syn: {measure up}]
2: pronounce fit or able; "She was qualified to run the
marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the
injections" [ant: {disqualify}]
3: make more specific; "qualify these remarks" [syn: {restrict}]
4: make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this
job" [syn: {dispose}] [ant: {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" [syn: {stipulate}, {condition},
{specify}]
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" [syn: {characterize}, {characterise}]
7: add a modifier to a constituent [syn: {modify}]
[also: {qualified}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0