gentle-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: pacify, make gentle, soothe

Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[agent] GENTLE NP2[patient] NP1[patient] GENTLE

Examples:
The alley cats turned out to be valuable purebreds once he gentled them.
He gentled horses rather than breaking them by force.
He gentled his tone and touched her face.
She gentled immediately and was willing right away to learn new stuff.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: gentle.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3

Sense Number 2: ennoble, give a title to

Examples:
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Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2