Predicate: muddy

Roleset id: muddy.01 , to make obscure or confused, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

muddy.01: MUDDY-V NOTES: Frames file for 'muddy' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from muddy.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
muddy (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: causer (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing obscured (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)

Example: passive

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        [His `` Mr. Clean '' image]-1 was muddied [*-1]by an arms-kickback scandal , which [*T*-2] will be a major campaign issue .

        Rel: muddied
        Arg1: [*-1]
        Arg0: by an arms-kickback scandal , which [*T*-2] will be a major campaign issue