qualify

verb

1. 1

   add a modifier to a constituent

2. 2

   make more specific

   qualify these remarks

3. 3

   make fit or prepared

   Your education qualifies you for this job

4. 4

   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

5. 5

   pronounce fit or able

   She was qualified to run the marathon

   They nurses were qualified to administer the injections

6. 6

   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

7. 7

   prove capable or fit; meet requirements