| verb | prove capable or fit; meet requirements |
| verb | pronounce fit or able “She was qualified to run the marathon” |
| verb | make more specific “qualify these remarks” |
| verb | make fit or prepared “Your education qualifies you for this job” |
| verb | specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement “The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life” |
| verb | describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of “You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist” |
| verb | add a modifier to a constituent |
| qualification | noun | an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something |
| quality | noun | high social status |
| qualifier | noun | a contestant who meets certain requirements and so qualifies to take part in the next stage of competition |
| qualifying | noun | success in satisfying a test or requirement |
| stipulatory | adjective | constituted or contracted by stipulation or agreement |
| stipulation | noun | a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an agreement |
| condition | noun | an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else |
| specification | noun | a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work |
| characterization | noun | the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features |
| character | noun | a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something |
| characterisation | noun | the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features |
| modifier | noun | a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb |
| modification | noun | the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase |