Predicate: edify

Frames file for 'edify' based on frame for 'enlighten'. No Verbnet entry. Comparison with 'enlighten'.

Roleset id: edify.01 , cause to have knowledge, vncls: -

Roles:

        Arg0: causer of knowledge
        Arg1: enlightened entity
        Arg2: knowledge itself, topic
        Arg3: instrument

Example: inform

        Please would someone edify me as to the premise of their suit?

        Arg0 : someone
        Rel : edify
        Arg1 : me
        Arg2 : as to the premise of their suit?

Example: adjective

        Native sons of Taiwan, sad * to part with the edifying influence of
        Japanese culture, lived side by side on the same small island with old
        soldiers from Shandong, who *T* sang anti-Japanese battle hymns every day.

        Rel : edifying
        Arg0 : influence