verb transverb intrans
to make (somebody or something) suitable by training, skill, etc for a particular purpose
to render (somebody) legally capable or entitled
to make (a statement) less general and more specific in application
to make (something) less harsh or strict
in grammar, to have a subordinate relation to (a word or phrase)
(often + as) to characterize or describe (something)
cannot qualify it as … either glad or sorry — T S Eliot
to be fit for an office or position
to reach an accredited level of competence
to exhibit a required degree of ability or achievement in a preliminary contest
[early French qualifier from medieval Latin qualificare, from Latin qualis of what kind]