qualify
qualify
v. trans.
Give licence P. and V. ἐξουσίαν δῐδόναι (dat.).
Make suitable: use P. ἐπιτήδειον καθιστάναι.
Be qualified to: P. and V. ἱ̆κᾰνὸς εἶναι (infin.); see qualified.
Modify: see modify.
v. trans.
Give licence P. and V. ἐξουσίαν δῐδόναι (dat.).
Make suitable: use P. ἐπιτήδειον καθιστάναι.
Be qualified to: P. and V. ἱ̆κᾰνὸς εἶναι (infin.); see qualified.
Modify: see modify.
QUALIFY
aptare: instituere: aptum or opportunum reddere facere aliquem ad aliquid: to be qualified for anything aptum idoneum opportunum esse ad aliquid: he is qualified for this post par aptus est huic muneri sustinendo administrando (= he is fit for it): *nulla lex excipit eum ne etc. (e.g. ne ei ea potestas curatione mandetur after Cic. Agr. 2 8 21 he is not disqualified by any law).
aptare: instituere: aptum or opportunum reddere facere aliquem ad aliquid: to be qualified for anything aptum idoneum opportunum esse ad aliquid: he is qualified for this post par aptus est huic muneri sustinendo administrando (= he is fit for it): *nulla lex excipit eum ne etc. (e.g. ne ei ea potestas curatione mandetur after Cic. Agr. 2 8 21 he is not disqualified by any law).
qualify:
I To fit a person for anything:
1. aptum, idoneum, etc., aliquem ad aliquid reddere or facere: v.QUALIFIED .
2. instĭtŭo, 3: aliquem ad dicendum, Cic. de Or. 2, 39: v.TO TRAIN .
3. instrŭo, 3: aliquem scientia alicujus rei, Quint. prooem. 1: cf. disciplinae et artes, quibus instruimur ad hunc usum forensem, Cic. Coel. 30: v.TO INSTRUCT .
4. accommodāre se ad, to q. oneself for: e. g. for political life and eminent public service, se ad remp. et ad res magnas gerendas acc., Cic. Off. 1, 21, 70: cf.TO APPLY (oneself to).
5. prōfĭcĭo, 3: used absol. with ad of the thing: there is nothing that q.s for speaking so much as writing, nulla res tantum ad dicendum proficit quantum scriptio, Cic. Brut. 24.
II. (Trans.) to confer, or (intr.) to obtain, a legal or technical qualification: expr. by subs. or adj. with do, reddo, facio, habeo: v. the two preced. arts.: cf.TO ENTITLE .
III. To restrict, restrain, mitigate, lessen the force of:
1. circumscrībo, 3: cf. nullis ut terminis (orator) circumscribat aut definiat (q. or limit) jus suum, Cic. de Or. 1, 16, 70: cf. "to q. a proposition" (Atterbury): v.TO LIMIT : TO RESTRICT .
2. mŏdĕror, 1, dep.: with dat.: to q. one's language, m. linguae, Pl. Curc. 4, 1, 25: cf. animo et orationi m., Cic. Q. F. 1, 1, 13: with acc.: to q. one's joy, gaudium m., Tac. A. 2, 75: to q. the severity of the laws, duritiam legum m., Suet. Claud. 14: to q. a sound, perh. mŏdŭlor, 1, dep.
3. tempĕro, 1: to q. wine (with water), vinum t., Plin. 29, 3, 11: vinegar with honey, acetum melle, id. 14, 17, 21: sharp sounds with flat, acuta cum gravibus, Cic. Rep. 6, 18: the sound of the golden lyre, testudinis aureae strepitum, Hor. Od. 4, 3, 18: v.TO TEMPER : to be q.'d by mixing, misceri et temperari, Cic. Off. 3, 33, 119.
4. dīlŭo, 3: to q. honey with milk and wine, (poet.), favos lacte et miti Baccho d., Virg. G. 1, 344: cf. Hymettia mella Falerno, Hor. S. 2, 2, 16: a medicine with vinegar, medicamentum aceto, Cels. 5, 20: fig. to q. care with plenty of wine, curam multo mero, Ov. A. A. 1, 238: to q. an accusation, crimen d., Cic. Mil. 27.
5. extĕnŭo, 1: to q. an accusation, crimen ext., Cic. Verr. 5, 40, 103. Join: ext. et dil.: cf. Cic. 3, 16, 34, quae cogitatio molestias ext. et diluit: cf. "to q. inconveniences" (Raleigh).
6. dēmĭnŭo, 3: with acc.: to q. any portion of one's rights, partem aliquam juris d., Cic. Caecin. 2, 5: so pass. joined with infirmo; si sententia hujus interdicti deminuta aut infirmata sit: with de, and acc. of degree: cf. aliquid de jure aut de legibus dem., Caes. B. G. 7, 33: neque de tanta voluptate et gratulatione quicquam fortuna deminuerat (nor was, etc., q.'d by any mixture of misfortune), id. ib. 1, 53: with ex: from the fact that the regal power was somewhat q.'d (in the consular), quod deminutum quicquam sit ex regia potestate, Liv. 2, 1.
7. mītĭgo, 1: to q. the laws, leges m., Plin. Ep. 3, 9: one's fears, metus, Quint. 12, 2, 28: labours, labores, Cic. de Or. 3, 4: pains or griefs, dolores, id. Att. 3, 15: sadness and moroseness, Join: tristitiam ac severitatem mitigat et relaxat, id. de Or. 2, 58, 236: to q. one's anger, iras mit., Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 15: rabiem suam, Plin. 10, 63, 83: to q. the bitterness of severity with the milk of human kindness, cf. haec severitas acerba videretur, nisi multis condimentis humanitatis mitigaretur, Cic. Q. F. 1, 1, 7.
8. lēnĭo, īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4: nuts q. the savour of onions, nuces leniunt saporem caeparum, Plin. 23, 8, 77. Other such verbs may be used, as, pāco, plāco, sēdo, etc.: v.TO APPEASE , TO ASSUAGE , TO CALM , TO SOFTEN , TO SOOTHE , TO REDUCE .
I To fit a person for anything:
1. aptum, idoneum, etc., aliquem ad aliquid reddere or facere: v.
2. instĭtŭo, 3: aliquem ad dicendum, Cic. de Or. 2, 39: v.
3. instrŭo, 3: aliquem scientia alicujus rei, Quint. prooem. 1: cf. disciplinae et artes, quibus instruimur ad hunc usum forensem, Cic. Coel. 30: v.
4. accommodāre se ad, to q. oneself for: e. g. for political life and eminent public service, se ad remp. et ad res magnas gerendas acc., Cic. Off. 1, 21, 70: cf.
5. prōfĭcĭo, 3: used absol. with ad of the thing: there is nothing that q.s for speaking so much as writing, nulla res tantum ad dicendum proficit quantum scriptio, Cic. Brut. 24.
II. (Trans.) to confer, or (intr.) to obtain, a legal or technical qualification: expr. by subs. or adj. with do, reddo, facio, habeo: v. the two preced. arts.: cf.
III. To restrict, restrain, mitigate, lessen the force of:
1. circumscrībo, 3: cf. nullis ut terminis (orator) circumscribat aut definiat (q. or limit) jus suum, Cic. de Or. 1, 16, 70: cf. "to q. a proposition" (Atterbury): v.
2. mŏdĕror, 1, dep.: with dat.: to q. one's language, m. linguae, Pl. Curc. 4, 1, 25: cf. animo et orationi m., Cic. Q. F. 1, 1, 13: with acc.: to q. one's joy, gaudium m., Tac. A. 2, 75: to q. the severity of the laws, duritiam legum m., Suet. Claud. 14: to q. a sound, perh. mŏdŭlor, 1, dep.
3. tempĕro, 1: to q. wine (with water), vinum t., Plin. 29, 3, 11: vinegar with honey, acetum melle, id. 14, 17, 21: sharp sounds with flat, acuta cum gravibus, Cic. Rep. 6, 18: the sound of the golden lyre, testudinis aureae strepitum, Hor. Od. 4, 3, 18: v.
4. dīlŭo, 3: to q. honey with milk and wine, (poet.), favos lacte et miti Baccho d., Virg. G. 1, 344: cf. Hymettia mella Falerno, Hor. S. 2, 2, 16: a medicine with vinegar, medicamentum aceto, Cels. 5, 20: fig. to q. care with plenty of wine, curam multo mero, Ov. A. A. 1, 238: to q. an accusation, crimen d., Cic. Mil. 27.
5. extĕnŭo, 1: to q. an accusation, crimen ext., Cic. Verr. 5, 40, 103. Join: ext. et dil.: cf. Cic. 3, 16, 34, quae cogitatio molestias ext. et diluit: cf. "to q. inconveniences" (Raleigh).
6. dēmĭnŭo, 3: with acc.: to q. any portion of one's rights, partem aliquam juris d., Cic. Caecin. 2, 5: so pass. joined with infirmo; si sententia hujus interdicti deminuta aut infirmata sit: with de, and acc. of degree: cf. aliquid de jure aut de legibus dem., Caes. B. G. 7, 33: neque de tanta voluptate et gratulatione quicquam fortuna deminuerat (nor was, etc., q.'d by any mixture of misfortune), id. ib. 1, 53: with ex: from the fact that the regal power was somewhat q.'d (in the consular), quod deminutum quicquam sit ex regia potestate, Liv. 2, 1.
7. mītĭgo, 1: to q. the laws, leges m., Plin. Ep. 3, 9: one's fears, metus, Quint. 12, 2, 28: labours, labores, Cic. de Or. 3, 4: pains or griefs, dolores, id. Att. 3, 15: sadness and moroseness, Join: tristitiam ac severitatem mitigat et relaxat, id. de Or. 2, 58, 236: to q. one's anger, iras mit., Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 15: rabiem suam, Plin. 10, 63, 83: to q. the bitterness of severity with the milk of human kindness, cf. haec severitas acerba videretur, nisi multis condimentis humanitatis mitigaretur, Cic. Q. F. 1, 1, 7.
8. lēnĭo, īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4: nuts q. the savour of onions, nuces leniunt saporem caeparum, Plin. 23, 8, 77. Other such verbs may be used, as, pāco, plāco, sēdo, etc.: v.