make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this job";
describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover";
pronounce fit or able; "She was qualified to run the marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the injections";
specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments";