Roleset dignify.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "give worth to":

Roles:

Arg0:giver of worth


Arg1:recipient


Arg2:how

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: active form: infinitive


arg2 as sentence (-)
``I hate [*-1] to dignify the publication by commenting on the obscene rating,'' Mayor Carolyn Robinson says, adding that cities have no way to rebut the book.
Arg0:	[*-1] -> I
REL:	dignify
Arg1:	the publication
Arg2-by:	commenting on the obscene rating

More commonly arg2 is an NP: 'I won't dignify that with a response.'