Dictionary    Maps    Thesaurus    Translate    Advanced >   


Tip: Click Thesaurus above for synonyms. Also, follow synonym links within the dictionary to find definitions from other sources.

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
qualifying
    n 1: the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies
         the meaning of the phrase [syn: modification,
         qualifying, limiting]
    2: success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future
       depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in
       introductory chemistry" [syn: passing, pass,
       qualifying] [ant: failing, flunk]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Qualify \Qual"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Qualified; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Qualifying.] [F. qualifier, LL. qualificare, fr. L.
   qualis how constituted, as + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See
   Quality, and -Fy.]
   1. To make such as is required; to give added or requisite
      qualities to; to fit, as for a place, office, occupation,
      or character; to furnish with the knowledge, skill, or
      other accomplishment necessary for a purpose; to make
      capable, as of an employment or privilege; to supply with
      legal power or capacity.
      [1913 Webster]

            He had qualified himself for municipal office by
            taking the oaths to the sovereigns in possession.
                                                  --Macaulay.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to
      regulate.
      [1913 Webster]

            It hath no larynx . . . to qualify the sound. --Sir
                                                  T. Browne.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. To reduce from a general, undefined, or comprehensive
      form, to particular or restricted form; to modify; to
      limit; to restrict; to restrain; as, to qualify a
      statement, claim, or proposition.
      [1913 Webster]

   4. Hence, to soften; to abate; to diminish; to assuage; to
      reduce the strength of, as liquors.
      [1913 Webster]

            I do not seek to quench your love's hot fire,
            But qualify the fire's extreme rage.  --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   5. To soothe; to cure; -- said of persons. [Obs.]
      [1913 Webster]

            In short space he has them qualified. --Spenser.
      [1913 Webster]

   Syn: To fit; equip; prepare; adapt; capacitate; enable;
        modify; soften; restrict; restrain; temper.
        [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Qualifying:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
altering, assuasive, bounding, extenuating, extenuatory, lenitive, limitative, limiting, mitigating, mitigative, mitigatory, modificatory, modifying, modulatory, palliative, qualificative, qualificatory, restricting, restrictive, softening
Common Misspellings >
Most Popular Searches: Define Misanthrope, Define Pulchritudinous, Define Happy, Define Veracity, Define Cornucopia, Define Almuerzo, Define Atresic, Define URL, Definitions Of Words, Definition Of Get Up, Definition Of Quid Pro Quo, Definition Of Irreconcilable Differences, Definition Of Word, Synonyms of Repetitive, Synonym Dictionary, Synonym Antonyms. See our main index and map index for more details.

©2011-2024 ZebraWords.com - Define Yourself - The Search for Meanings and Meaning Means I Mean. All content subject to terms and conditions as set out here. Contact Us, peruse our Privacy Policy