Definition: add a modifier to a constituent
Similar words: add
Definition: make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
Usage: We added two students to that dorm room; She added a personal note to her letter; Add insult to injury; Add some extra plates to the dinner table
Definition: make more specific
Usage: qualify these remarks
Similar words: modify
Definition: make less severe or harsh or extreme
Usage: please modify this letter to make it more polite; he modified his views on same-gender marriage
Definition: make fit or prepared
Usage: Your education qualifies you for this job
Similar words: train, prepare, groom
Definition: educate for a future role or function
Usage: He is grooming his son to become his successor; The prince was prepared to become King one day; They trained him to be a warrior
Synonyms: characterise, characterize, qualify
Definition: describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
Usage: You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist; This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
Similar words: think of, remember
Definition: keep in mind for attention or consideration
Usage: Remember the Alamo; Remember to call your mother every day!; Think of the starving children in India!
Synonyms: qualify
Definition: pronounce fit or able
Usage: She was qualified to run the marathon; They nurses were qualified to administer the injections
Similar words: pronounce, label, judge
Definition: pronounce judgment on
Usage: They labeled him unfit to work here
Synonyms: qualify, specify, stipulate, condition
Definition: specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
Usage: The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life; The contract stipulates the dates of the payments
Synonyms: measure up, qualify
Definition: prove capable or fit; meet requirements
Similar words: suffice, do, answer, serve
Definition: be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
Usage: A few words would answer; This car suits my purpose well; Will $100 do?; A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school; Nothing else will serve