Qualifiable

qual·i·fy  (kwl-f)

v. qual·i·fied, qual·i·fy·ing, qual·i·fies

v.tr.

1. To describe by enumerating the characteristics or qualities of; characterize.

2. To make competent or eligible for an office, position, or task.

3.

a. To declare competent or capable; certify.

b. To make legally capable; license.

4. To modify, limit, or restrict, as by giving exceptions.

5. To make less harsh or severe; moderate. See Synonyms at moderate.

6. Grammar To modify the meaning of (a noun, for example).

v.intr.

1. To be or become qualified.

2. To reach the later stages of a selection process or contest by competing successfully in earlier rounds.

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[From French qualifier (from Old French) and from Middle English qualifien, to specify the time and place of a document's execution, both from Medieval Latin qulificre, to attribute a quality to : Latin qulis, of such a kind; see quality + Latin -ficre, -fy.]

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quali·fia·ble adj.