qualify

/ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ/verb
Middle School
1

To describe or characterize something by listing its qualities.

2

To successfully fall under some category or description by meeting requisite conditions.

3

To make someone competent or eligible for some position or task.

4

To become competent or eligible for some position or task.

5

To certify or license someone for something.

6

To modify, limit, restrict or moderate something; especially to add conditions or requirements for an assertion to be true.

7

To mitigate, alleviate (something); to make less disagreeable.

8

To compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage.

9

To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to regulate.

10

To throw and catch each object at least twice.

Thesaurus

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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