qualifies >> /ˈkwɒlɪfʌɪ/
Definition: [verb] Be entitled to a particular benefit or privilege by fulfilling a necessary condition.
Example: a pensioner who does not qualify for income support
Definition: [verb] Become officially recognized as a practitioner of a particular profession or activity, typically by undertaking a course and passing examinations.
Example: the training necessary to qualify as a solicitor
Definition: [verb] Make (a statement or assertion) less absolute; add reservations to.
Example: she felt obliged to qualify her first short answer
Definition: [verb] (of a word or phrase) attribute a quality to (another word, especially a preceding noun).
Example: Secondly, the misconduct is qualified by the word ‘serious’.