Roleset describe.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "assign a label or attribute":

Roles:

Arg0:describer


Arg1:thing described


Arg2:secondary attribute, described-as

Examples:

all args (-)
The SEC documents describe those chips, which are made of gallium arsenide, as *trace* being so fragile and minute they will require special robotic handling equipment.
Arg0:	The SEC documents
REL:	describe
Arg1:	those chips, which are made of gallium arsenide
Arg2-as:	*trace* being so fragile and minute they will require special robotic handling equipment




inverted attribute (-)
a ``seething mass,'' as one trader described it.
Arg2:	a ``seething mass,''
Arg0:	one trader
REL:	described
Arg1:	it




no attribute (-)
It didn't describe the source of funds or the specific terms of StatesWest securities which were part of the offer.
Arg0:	It
Argm-NEG:	n't
REL:	describe
Arg1:	the source of funds or the specific terms of StatesWest securities which were part of the offer

Could be considered a different sense.