add vs qualify

add and qualify both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
add	No	No	Yes	No
qualify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, qualify is a hyponym of add; that is, qualify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than add:

add: make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
qualify: add a modifier to a constituent

Other hyponyms of add include modify, gild the lily, paint the lily, adjoin, work in, add on, include, mix, mix in, put on, butylate, put on, inject, welt, intercalate, mark, punctuate, concatenate, string, string up, combine, compound, milk, fortify, stud, button, enrich, supplement.

add (verb)	qualify (verb)
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of	make fit or prepared
make an addition by combining numbers	add a modifier to a constituent
determine the sum of	make more specific
state or say further	specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
bestow a quality on	describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
constitute an addition	pronounce fit or able
	prove capable or fit; meet requirements

Difference between add and qualify

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