Predicate: deflate
deflate: Frames file for 'deflate' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entry 45.4.
Roleset id: deflate.01 , anti-inflate, vncls: 45.4, framnet:
Roles:
Arg0: causer of deflation, agent (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
Arg1: balloon, etc. (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)
Example: crazy speculation
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
Some investors say Friday's sell-off was a good thing, because it
deflated a lot of crazy takeover speculation.
Arg0: it
Rel: deflated
Arg1: a lot of crazy takeover speculation