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unˈqualify, v.
[un-2 3.]
trans. To make unqualified; to disqualify. (Common c 1675–1750.)
1655Spurstowe Wels of Salvation 164 Earthly things defile the heart with..corrupt affections, which do unqualifie it for the reception of..precious promises. 1694S. Johnson Notes Past. Let. Bp. Burnet i. 73 The Duke of York had unqualified himself for that High Office. 1709Addison Tatler No. 103 ⁋16 These particularities..in dress and behaviour..oftentimes..unqualify them from doing any Good in the World. 1794A. M. Bennett Ellen III. 72 His ill health..unqualified him to be a public [tutor]. 1836T. Erskine Baxter's Saint's R. Pref. p. xxxiv, [To] unqualify the mind for present exertion. 1853C. H. Spurgeon in Daily News 2 Feb. (1892) 6/1 If you think my years would unqualify me for your pulpit.
Hence unˈqualifying ppl. a.
1737Common Sense I. 30 The most unqualifying Circumstances for any Employment, where Bribery and Corruption can possibly enter. |