Predicate: depress

depress: Frames file for 'depress' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Verbnet entry 31.1, other framed members include comfort, convince encourage, interest, reassure, repel, scare, shock, spook, threaten and worry. Comparison with, gee, pick one.

Roleset id: depress.01 , bring down (mood), vncls: 31.1, framnet:

depress.01: Do try to distinguish between agents and instruments, as this makes a difference for the so-called 'psych' verbs (of which this is one).

Roles:

        Arg0: causer of depression (vnrole: 31.1-Cause)
        Arg1: entity getting depressed (vnrole: 31.1-Experiencer)
        Arg2: instrument, if causer also present

Example: all args

        John depressed Mary with his endless moaning about grad school.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: depressed
        Arg1: Mary
        Arg2: with his endless moaning about grad school

Roleset id: depress.02 , bring down (stock prices), vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: causer of depression (agent or instrument)
        Arg1: stock
        Arg2: EXT
        Arg3: start point
        Arg4: end point

Example: it was inevitable

        However, the executive noted that slackening demand for new
        mortgages depressed new loan originations to $1 billion, 30% below
        the same period last year.

        Arg0: slackening demand for new mortgages
        Rel: depressed
        Arg1: new loan originations
        Arg4: to $1 billion, 30% below the same period last year

Example: passive

        [London shares]-1 were depressed *trace*-1 initially by overnight losses
        in New York.

        Rel: depressed
        Arg1: *trace*
        ArgM-TMP: initially
        Arg0: by overnight losses in New York

Example: active

        The industry's chemical profits also declined because excess
        capacity has depressed prices.

        Arg0: excess capacity
        Rel: depressed
        Arg1: prices