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“qualify” in Latin
aptōto fasten, fit, apply, adjust; to adapt, accommodate, fit; to make ready, prepareīnstituōto set up, establish, found, institute or arrange; to train, teach, instruct, educate (usually by a course of training);aptussuitable, adapted; ready; apt, properidōneussuitable, proper, fit, apt, convenient; sufficientpostbehind (of space); after, since, (transf.) besides, except (of time)pāreven (of a number); equal; likeadministrōto attend upon, assist, serve; to take charge of, direct, manage, administer, do, accomplish; govern
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
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).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for qualify?
- The usual Latin words for “qualify” are aptō, īnstituō, aptus; also idōneus, post, pār. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.