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Meaning of qualify

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  qualify
      v 1: prove capable or fit; meet requirements [syn: {qualify},
           {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: {qualify},
         {restrict}]
      4: make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this
         job" [syn: {qualify}, {dispose}] [ant: {disqualify},
         {indispose}, {unfit}]
      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}, {qualify},
         {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: {qualify}, {characterize},
         {characterise}]
      7: add a modifier to a constituent [syn: {modify}, {qualify}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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