QUALIFY

v. 1 equip, fit (out), ready, prepare, condition, make eligible; certify His training in the air force qualified him to be a pilot 2 be eligible, meet the requirements, be fit or suitable or equipped or ready or prepared, make the grade Sue will qualify as a doctor if she passes just one more exam 3 temper, mitigate, modify, moderate, modulate, restrict, limit In light of their later behaviour, I shall have to qualify my recommendation that you accept them as students