Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Qualify
qualify, v. [Fr. qualifi-er or medieval L. quālificāre, attribute a quality to.] (webplay: defeated, place, skill, such, words).
- Prepare; become worthy; seek to be eligible; make oneself fit; obtain training necessary to meet pre-determined requirements.
- Soften; lessen; temper; moderate; mitigate; limit; ease; assuage; abate; diminish; make less.
- Justify; absolve; acquit; excuse; forgive.
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