to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent

to qualify oneself for a job.

to modify or limit in some way; make less strong or positive

to qualify an endorsement.

Grammar . to modify.

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

to attribute some quality or qualities to; characterize, call, or name

She cannot qualify his attitude as either rational or irrational.

to modify or alter the flavor or strength of

He qualified his coffee with a few drops of brandy.

Law . to certify as legally competent.

to be fitted or competent for something.

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

Sports . to demonstrate the required ability in an initial or preliminary contest

He qualified in the trials.

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

Military . to pass a practical test in gunnery.

Law . to perform the actions necessary to acquire legal power or capacity

By filing a bond and taking an oath he qualified as executor.

verb

be unprepared , disqualify , allow , be lenient

verb

authorize , capacitate , certify , check out , come up to snuff , commission , condition , cut it , earn one’s wings , empower , enable , endow , entitle , equip , fill the bill , fit , get by * , ground , hack it * , make it , make the cut * , make the grade , measure up , meet , pass , pass muster * , permit , ready , sanction , score , suffice , suit , trainnotes:qualify means to describe the character or the qualities or peculiarities of - or to prove capable or fit , while quantify means to express as a number or measure or quantity , abate , adapt , alter , assuage , change , circumscribe , diminish , ease , limit , mitigate , moderate , modify , modulate , reduce , regulate , restrain , soften , temper , vary , weakennotes:qualify means to describe the character or the qualities or peculiarities of - or to prove capable or fit , ascribe , assign , attribute , describe , designate , impute , individualize , individuate , mark , name , predicate , signalize , singularizenotes:qualify means to describe the character or the qualities or peculiarities of - or to prove capable or fit , accredit , license , mute , subdue , tame , tone down , alleviate , habilitate , lessen , prepare , restrict