qualify (
http://definr.com/qualify)
v 1: prove capable or fit; meet requirements [syn:
measure up]
2: pronounce fit; "She was qualified to run the marathon" [ant:
disqualify]
3: make more specific; "qualify these remarks" [syn:
restrict]
4: make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this
job" [syn:
dispose] [ant:
disqualify]
5: specify as a condition; "The will stipulates that she can
live in the house for the rest of her life" [syn:
stipulate,
condition,
specify]
6: describe 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:
characterize,
characterise]
7: (grammar) add a modifier to a constituent [syn:
modify]