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qualify (iou)



qualify verb. LME.
[Old & mod. French qualifier from medieval Latin qualificare, from Latin qualis of what kind, from base of qui, quis WHO + -alis -AL1: see -FY.]
I.
verb trans. Describe or designate in a particular way; characterize, name. (Foll. by as, with.) LME.
J. Reed I qualify such acts..as acts of treason.
verb trans. Impart a certain quality to (a thing). L15-L17.
verb trans. Scots Law. Establish by evidence. Now rare. M16.
verb trans.
a. Invest (a person) with the qualities or accomplishments essential for being something. (Foll. by for). Now rare. L16.
b. Endow with legal power or capacity, as by administering an oath; give a recognized status to (a person). L16.
c. Provide with qualities or qualifications fitting or necessary for a certain office, function, or purpose. (Foll. by as, for, to do.) M17.
M. Baring He would..learn some foreign language sufficiently well to qualify him for Employment. G. G. Coulton She had just qualified herself as a typist.
verb intrans. Be or become eligible for a certain office, benefit, competition, etc., by fulfilling some necessary condition; possess qualities or qualifications fitting or necessary for a certain office or function; become eligible to proceed to a further round of a competition etc.; acquire an officially recognized qualification for a particular profession. (Foll. by for.) L16.
Milton Keynes Express In the first qualifying round of the FA Cup, City face an away match with Marlow. A. N. Wilson He had qualified as a barrister, but had been unable to practise..because of ill Health. G. Priestland We did not qualify for a petrol ration.
II.
verb trans. Modify (a statement, opinion, etc.) by the addition of some limitation or reservation; make (an assertion etc.) less strong or positive. M16.
R. Macaulay 'Be good..as good as you can manage,' she added, lightly qualifying an impossible admonition.
b. Grammar. Limit the sense of (a word, phrase, etc.); spec. (of an adjective) express some quality which describes or limits the Reference of (a noun). M19.
c. Accountancy. Enter a statement in (an auditor's report) indicating items excluded from examination. E20.
verb trans. Moderate, mitigate, reduce to a more satisfactory or normal condition; esp. make less severe or unpleasant. M16.
Sir W. Scott A voice in which the authority of the mother was qualified by her tenderness.
verb trans. Appease, calm. M16-L17.
verb trans. Bring or keep under control; regulate, modulate. L16-L17.
verb trans. Alter the strength or flavour of (a liquid). (Foll. by with.) L16.
Smollett Tea, which he drank..qualified with brandy.
verb trans. Orig., harm, damage. Now, diminish; make less perfect or complete. L16.
R. Scruton Freedom should be qualified only by the possibility that someone might suffer through its Exercise.