Predicate: degrade

Roleset id: degrade.01 , to lower in quality or character, break down a compound, vncls: 45.4, framnet: -

degrade.01: Based on ECTB2. Member of VNcls other_cos-45.4

Roles:

        Arg0: causer of degradation (vnrole: 45.4-agent)
        Arg1: entity degraded (vnrole: 45.4-patient)
        Arg2: instrument, if separate from arg 0 (vnrole: 45.4-instrument)

Example: Intransitive

        Tencel, made * from wood cellulose, has given the lie to the notion that
        man-made fibers never degrade, and is set * to become one of the most
        import fibers of the coming environmental century.

        Arg1: man-made fibers
        Argm-neg: never
        Rel: degrade

Example: With Agent

        He felt they were degrading him by making him report to a supervisor.

        Arg0: they
        Rel: degrading
        Arg1: him
        Argm-mnr: by making him report to a supervisor

Example: All Arguments partially made-up

        You have degraded what should have been serious lectures with your
        personal opinions.

        Arg0: You
        Rel: degraded
        Arg1: what should have been serious lectures
        Arg2: with your personal opinions