Roleset wean.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "cause to be no longer dependent on":

Roles:

Arg0:causer, agent


Arg1:newly independent entity


Arg2:former dependency

Examples:

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


the one example (-)
But Time, as part of the more cost-conscious Time Warner, wants [*-1] to wean itself away from expensive gimmicks.
Arg0:	[*-1] -> Time
REL:	wean
Arg1:	itself
ArgM-DIR:	away
Arg2-from:	expensive gimmicks

Can also occur with arg2-off and arg2-of.