01 v. t. To make such as is required; to give added or requisite qualities to; to fit, as for a place, office, occupation, or character; to furnish …
imp. & p. p.
Qualified; p. pr. & vb. n.
Qualifying
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To make such as is required; to give added or requisite qualities to; to fit, as for a place, office, occupation, or character; to furnish with the knowledge, skill, or other accomplishment necessary for a purpose; to make capable, as of an employment or privilege; to supply with legal power or capacity.“He had qualified himself for municipal office by taking the oaths to the sovereigns in possession.” — Macaulay.
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To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to regulate.“It hath no larynx . . . to qualify the sound.” — Sir T. Browne.
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To reduce from a general, undefined, or comprehensive form, to particular or restricted form; to modify; to limit; to restrict; to restrain; as, to qualify a statement, claim, or proposition.
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Hence, to soften; to abate; to diminish; to assuage; to reduce the strength of, as liquors.“I do not seek to quench your love's hot fire, But qualify the fire's extreme rage.” — Shak.
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To soothe; to cure; -- said of persons.[Obs.]“In short space he has them qualified.” — Spenser.