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- pronunciation:
- kwa
lih
faI
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
qualifies, qualifying, qualified |
| definition 1: |
to make or be fit for a job or activity.
Her training qualified her to be a lifeguard.- synonyms:
- license, prepare, train
- antonyms:
- disqualify
- similar words:
- condition, educate, fit, instruct, permit, ready, sanction, teach
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| definition 2: |
to limit the meaning or extent of; modify.
Adjectives qualify nouns.He qualified his remark by mentioning one exception.- synonyms:
- limit, modify, restrict
- similar words:
- adjust, confine, moderate, regulate, temper, weaken
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| definition 3: |
to limit or make less strong; to moderate.
He qualified his praise by saying that she sometimes sings out of key.- synonyms:
- moderate, modify, temper
- similar words:
- accommodate, adapt, adjust, regulate, soften, weaken
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| related words: |
alter, enable, entitle, modify, restrict |
| derivation: |
qualifiable (adj.) |
The word qualify
contains the following part:
-fy, -ify, -efy
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means make, cause to be, become
  More about this word part:
The suffix group -fy
, -ify
, -efy
forms verbs from primarily Latin bases. When -ify
attaches to an English base, the base is an adjective (uglify, Frenchify) or noun (citify, zombify) usually having one syllable or two syllables ending in |i|. Verbs ending in -fy
have corresponding noun forms ending in -ion: as a rule, -ify
becomes -ification ( verify
, verification); -efy
becomes -efaction (putrefy, putrefaction). See also fac, fic, fec, fact, fect.
Example words:
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