unqualify

English

Etymology

un- +‎ qualify

Verb

unqualify (third-person singular simple present unqualifies, present participle unqualifying, simple past and past participle unqualified)

1. (transitive) To disqualify.

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2. (transitive) To remove some qualification or specialization from.
   • 2012, Kaare Christian, A Guide to Modula-2 (page 179)

     When a global MODULE'S wares are imported, the FROM phrase can be used to unqualify the names.

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