The Meaning of qualify

• (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 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.
• (v. t.) To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to regulate.
• (v. t.) 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.
• (v. t.) Hence, to soften; to abate; to diminish; to assuage; to reduce the strength of, as liquors.
• (v. t.) To soothe; to cure; -- said of persons.
• (v. i.) To be or become qualified; to be fit, as for an office or employment.
• (v. i.) To obtain legal power or capacity by taking the oath, or complying with the forms required, on assuming an office.

Synonyms

measure up , restrict , dispose , stipulate , condition , specify , characterize , characterise , modify

Antonyms

disqualify , disqualify

Rhymes

acidify , adl-tabatabai , ai , akai , alai , alibi , alkali , ally , altai , alumni , alveoli , amplify , apply , awry , aye , bae , bandai , barkai , beatify , beautify , belie , bely , bi , bligh , bly , blye , bonsai , botfly , brunei , brye , buckeye , bugeye , butterfly , buy , by , bye , bye-bye , cai , calcify , certify , chi , chiengmai , chubais , chugai , clarify , classify , codify , comply , crucify , cry , crye , cspi , cy , dai , dalai , decertify , declassify , decry , defy , deify , demystify , deny , detoxify , die , dignify , disqualify , dissatisfy , diversify , dongmei , drip-dry , dry , drye , dubai , dui , dwi , dye , edify , electrify , exemplify , eye , fae , falsify , fi , firefly , fly , fortify , frei , fry , frye , fye , gadfly , gae , gemini , glorify , goldeneye , good-bye , goodby , goodbye , gratify , guy , hawkeye , hereby , heye , hi , hi-fi , high , horrify , hy , i , identify , imply , indemnify , intensify , isty , iwai , jai , july , justify , kanai , kansai , kauai , kokusai , kwai , lahaie , lai , lanai , lehigh , lie , liquefy , lorelei , lullaby , ly , lye , magnify , magpie , mai , mcfly , mei , mihai , misapply , misidentify , mistry , modify , mollify , molokai , mordecai , mortify , multiply , mummify , my , mystify , nearby , necktie , ngai , nicolae , nigh , nikolai , notify , nuclei , nullify , nye , occupy , ossify , outcry , overbuy , overfly , oversimplify , oversupply , pacify , personify , petrify , phi , phy , pi , pie , pigsty , ply , potpie , preoccupy , pri , private-eye , pry , psi , pty , purify , pye , quantify , rabbi , ramify , ratify , reclassify , rectify , rely , reply , requalify , retry , reunify , rye , sai , samurai , satisfy , semidry , shai , shanghai , shoofly , shy , sigh , signify , simplify , sinai , sky , sligh , sly , slye , solidify , specify , speechify , spry , spy , standby , stimuli , stratify , stultify , sty , sundai , supply , sy , tai , terrify , testify , thai , thereby , thigh , thy , tie , tokai , try , tsai , ty , tye , typify , unclassify , underlie , underly , unify , untie , uruguay , verify , versailles , vi , vie , vilify , vy , wai , whereby , why , wry , wrye , wye , xuemei , y , zhuhai