Frames file for 'deafen' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet
entry, but should go in with the causatives.
Roleset deafen.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "cause to go deaf":
Roles:
Arg0:causer of deafness
Arg1:now-deaf entity
Examples:
agentive adjective (-)
person: ns
tense: ns
aspect: progressive
voice: active
form: participle
Deafening chants of ``ANC'' and ``Umkhonto we Sizwe'' shook the
church as the seven aging men vowed that the ANC would continue
its fight against the government and the policies of racial
segregation on all fronts, including the armed struggle.
REL:
Deafening
Arg0:
chants
verbal (-)
person: ns
tense: past
aspect: ns
voice: active
form: full
John's bagpipe lessons deafened the entire neighborhood.