Predicate: cheapen

cheapen: Frames file for 'cheapen' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entry 45.4, everyone's favorite meaningless class.

Roleset id: cheapen.01 , cause to lose value, vncls: 45.4, framnet:

cheapen.01: Oddly, cheapen doesn't seem to mean "reduce in price", which would also be a class 45.4 verb but with different PAS (requiring an EXT, start and end points).

Roles:

        Arg0: causer, agent (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
        Arg1: thing losing value (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)
        Arg2: instrument (vnrole: 45.4-Instrument)

Example: just transitive

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        But ``on a new car, a rebate doesn't work well'' because it
        cheapens the vehicle's image, contends Thomas D. Mignanelli,
        executive vice president of Nissan's U.S. sales arm.

        Arg0: it
        Rel: cheapens
        Arg1: the vehicle's image

Example: with instrument

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        John cheapens his own image by associating with characters like
        Mary. (Oh, that's harsh.)

        Arg0: John
        Rel: cheapens
        Arg1: his own image
        Arg2: by associating with characters like Mary