Predicate: constringe

constringe: Frames file for 'constringe' based on internet usage examples, expansion via VerbNet.Verbnet class other_cos-45.4, other framed members include decrease, halt, sweeten, and many others. Comparison with constrict, narrow.

Roleset id: constringe.01 , constrict, make narrower, vncls: 45.4, framnet:

constringe.01: Frame by Claire

Roles:

        Arg0: causal agent (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
        Arg1: thing becoming narrower (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)
        Arg2: EXT, amount narrowed by
        Arg3: start point
        Arg4: end point

Example: Allergy

        If she consumes peanuts, her throat constringes to the point that she
        cannot breathe.

        ArgM-ADV: If she consumes peanuts
        Arg1: her throat
        Rel: constringes
        Arg4: to the point that she cannot breathe