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🔄 To regain eligibility 🔄 To restore qualification
to requalify

to requalify

7.0
Make someone officially able to do something again after losing that right
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈkwɒlɪfaɪ/
translation icon : recalificar
  • To take on this advanced role, she had to requalify by passing a new certification exam.

Examples

  • Once she completed the necessary training, she was able to requalify for her teaching position.

  • Chairman, three other companies just requalified us.

    China Salesman (2017)

  • After his license expired, he needed to requalify to drive legally again.

Synonyms

to recertify
vsto requalify
4 5.5

To renew a professional license or qualification by meeting official requirements

is broader and can restore eligibility without specific retesting requirements
to revalidate
vsto requalify
  • Formal
1 6.0

To make something correct and usable again or check it still works

restores official eligibility rather than merely confirming ongoing validity
to reaccredit
vsto requalify
  • Formal
6.5

To give official approval again after a careful check

returns personal eligibility or qualification to an individual, not institutional approval

Antonyms

to disqualify
116 3.7

Make someone not allowed to take part because they broke the rules

Surface Forms

requalify infinitive
requalified past
requalified past participle
requalifying present participle
requalifies third person singular

Morphology

requalify = qualify (transparent) = re + qual + ify

The prefix 're-' clearly contributes the meaning 'again' to the verb 'qualify'.

Etymology

Requalify comes from re- 'again' plus qualify 'to make able or officially fit', and you can imagine giving someone their certificate again after it expired. So, to requalify someone is to restore their official right or qualification.