unqualify

verb — 2 senses

unqualify

verb

Etymology From un- + qualify.

1

To disqualify.

  • the French, who rejoice in these changes, and by the fall of our credit, which unqualifies us for carrying on the warNovember 2, 1710, Jonathan Swift, The Examiner, Number 13
2

To remove some qualification or specialization from.

  • When a global MODULE'S wares are imported, the FROM phrase can be used to unqualify the names.2012, Kaare Christian, A Guide to Modula-2, page 179:
Derived terms
unqualifiability, unqualifyingly
Related terms
unqualification

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