Definition: add a modifier to a constituent
Definition: make more specific
Usage: qualify these remarks
Definition: make fit or prepared
Usage: Your education qualifies you for this job
Main entry: 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
Main entry: qualify
Definition: pronounce fit or able
Usage: She was qualified to run the marathon; They nurses were qualified to administer the injections
Main entry: 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
Main entry: measure up, qualify
Definition: prove capable or fit; meet requirements