qualify

Definition

To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French qualifier (“to qualify”). Equivalent to quality + -fy.

Example Sentences

• "Descartes's methodism with its regulative criterion leads him to explicitly deny that accidentally true belief qualifies as knowledge."
• "But if it is done in conjunction with repointing of the building, the work would probably qualify as a major capital improvement."
• "He had qualified himself for municipal office by taking the oaths to the sovereigns in possession."

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