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qualify

verb/ˈkwɒlɪfʌɪ/

B2CEFR level
30/100Rarity: fairly common
NeutralRegister

To make a statement less absolute by adding a reservation or limitation.

The author qualifies her bold claim in a footnote, conceding several exceptions.

Similar: temper, modify, limit

Topic: GRE Verbal in General English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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