Predicate: proliferate
Roleset id: proliferate.01 , prosper, become abundant, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
proliferate.01: PROLIFERATE-V NOTES: For a second I misparsed 'proliferate' and thought it meant"make intoa foe of abortion". (from proliferate.01-v) PROLIFERATION-N NOTES: ~proliferate.01 (from proliferation.01-n)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
proliferate (v.) | | |
proliferation (n.) | | |
Roles:
        Arg0-PPT: thing becoming abundant (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)
Example: basic usage
        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: perfect,  voice: active,  form: participle
        Joint-research programs have proliferated as U.S. companies seek to spread the risks and costs of commercializing new superconductors and to meet the challenges posed by foreign consortia, especially in Japan.
        Arg0: Joint-research programs
        Rel: proliferated
        ArgM-CAU: as U.S. companies seek to spread the risks and costs of commercializing new superconductors and to meet the challenges posed by foreign consortia, especially in Japan
Example: Arg0
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns
        The U.N. convened to discuss strategies to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons.
        Rel: proliferation
        Arg0: of nuclear weapons