Frameset

Predicate cheapen:

Frames file for 'cheapen' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entry 45.4, everyone's favorite meaningless class.

Roleset cheapen.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "cause to lose value":

Roles:

Arg0:causer, agent

Arg1:thing losing value

Arg2:instrument

Examples:

third

present

active

full

just transitive (-)
But ``on a new car, a rebate doesn't work well'' because it cheapens the vehicle's image, contends Thomas D. Mignanelli, executive vice president of Nissan's U.S. sales arm.
Arg0:	it
REL:	cheapens
Arg1:	the vehicle's image

person: third tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full
with instrument (-)

John cheapens his own image by associating with characters like Mary. (Oh, that's harsh.)

Arg0: John

REL: cheapens

Arg1: his own image

Arg2-by: associating with characters like Mary

with instrument (-)
`John cheapens his own image by associating with characters like Mary. (Oh, that's harsh.)`
Arg0:	John
REL:	cheapens
Arg1:	his own image
Arg2-by:	associating with characters like Mary

Oddly, cheapen doesn't seem to mean "reduce in price", which would also be a class 45.4 verb but with different PAS (requiring an EXT, start and end points).