qualify

qualify v

Fr. qualifi-er or medieval L. quālificāre, attribute a quality to.

1. Prepare; become worthy; seek to be eligible; make oneself fit; obtain training necessary to meet pre-determined requirements.
2. Soften; lessen; temper; moderate; mitigate; limit; ease; assuage; abate; diminish; make less.
3. Justify; absolve; acquit; excuse; forgive.