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qualifying
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Qualifying
(gcide) | Qualify \Qual"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Qualified; p. pr. &
vb. n. Qualifying.] [F. qualifier, LL. qualificare, fr. L.
qualis how constituted, as + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See
Quality, and -Fy.]
1. 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.
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He had qualified himself for municipal office by
taking the oaths to the sovereigns in possession.
--Macaulay.
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2. To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to
regulate.
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It hath no larynx . . . to qualify the sound. --Sir
T. Browne.
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3. 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.
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4. Hence, to soften; to abate; to diminish; to assuage; to
reduce the strength of, as liquors.
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I do not seek to quench your love's hot fire,
But qualify the fire's extreme rage. --Shak.
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5. To soothe; to cure; -- said of persons. [Obs.]
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In short space he has them qualified. --Spenser.
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Syn: To fit; equip; prepare; adapt; capacitate; enable;
modify; soften; restrict; restrain; temper.
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qualifying
(wn) | qualifying
n 1: the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies
the meaning of the phrase [syn: modification,
qualifying, limiting]
2: success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future
depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in
introductory chemistry" [syn: passing, pass,
qualifying] [ant: failing, flunk] |
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disqualifying
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qualifying adjective
(encz) | qualifying adjective, n: |
qualifying member
(encz) | qualifying member, |
Disqualifying
(gcide) | disqualify \dis*qual"i*fy\ (d[i^]s*kw[o^]l"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Disqualified (d[i^]s*kw[o^]l"[i^]*f[imac]d);
p. pr. & vb. n. Disqualifying.]
1. To deprive of the qualities or properties necessary for
any purpose; to render unfit; to incapacitate; -- with for
or from before the purpose, state, or act.
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My common illness disqualifies me for all
conversation; I mean my deafness. --Swift.
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Me are not disqualified by their engagements in
trade from being received in high society.
--Southey.
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2. To deprive of some power, right, or privilege, by positive
restriction; to disable; to debar legally; as, a
conviction of perjury disqualifies a man to be a witness.
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Qualifying
(gcide) | Qualify \Qual"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Qualified; p. pr. &
vb. n. Qualifying.] [F. qualifier, LL. qualificare, fr. L.
qualis how constituted, as + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See
Quality, and -Fy.]
1. 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.
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He had qualified himself for municipal office by
taking the oaths to the sovereigns in possession.
--Macaulay.
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2. To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to
regulate.
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It hath no larynx . . . to qualify the sound. --Sir
T. Browne.
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3. 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.
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4. Hence, to soften; to abate; to diminish; to assuage; to
reduce the strength of, as liquors.
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I do not seek to quench your love's hot fire,
But qualify the fire's extreme rage. --Shak.
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5. To soothe; to cure; -- said of persons. [Obs.]
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In short space he has them qualified. --Spenser.
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Syn: To fit; equip; prepare; adapt; capacitate; enable;
modify; soften; restrict; restrain; temper.
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disqualifying
(wn) | disqualifying
adj 1: depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified;
"certain disabling restrictions disqualified him for
citizenship" [syn: disabling, disqualifying] [ant:
enabling] |
qualifying adjective
(wn) | qualifying adjective
n 1: an adjective that ascribes to its noun the value of an
attribute of that noun (e.g., `a nervous person' or `a
musical speaking voice') [syn: descriptive adjective,
qualifying adjective] |
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