verb (-fied; -fying)
Etymology: Middle French qualifier, from Medieval Latin qualificare, from Latin qualis
Date: 1533
transitive verb
1. to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form ; modify , to make less harsh or strict ; moderate , to alter the strength or flavor of, to limit or modify the meaning of (as a noun ), to characterize by naming an attribute ; describe ,
3. to fit by training, skill, or ability for a special purpose, b. to declare competent or adequate ; certify , to invest with legal capacity ; license , intransitive verb to be or become fit (as for an office) ; meet the required standard, to acquire legal or competent power or capacity ,
3. to exhibit a required degree of ability in a preliminary contest , to shoot well enough to earn a marksmanship badge
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