Frameset - dilate-v

Predicate: dilate

dilate: Frames file for 'dilate' based on sentences in brown.

Roleset id: dilate.01 , cause to be very wide, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

Arg0: cause
Arg1: wide thing (usually eyes)

Example: not eyes, this time

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

        If he foresaw any problem because of the quality of the
        hymen, it was recommended that [simple procedures]-2 be
        undertaken [*-2] at once [0] [*T*-3] to incise the hymen or,
        preferably, to dilate it.

        Arg0: [*T*-3]
        ArgM-RCL: [0] -> [*-2]
        Rel: dilate
        Arg1: it

Example: unaccusative

        We're definitely not in the Wall Street Journal anymore.
        person: third, tense: present, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full

        Under the excitement of caresses and sexual stimulation the
        vagina relaxes and dilates and the local moisture greatly increases,
        providing an excellent lubricant to help achieve an easier
        penetration.

        Arg1: the vagina
        Rel: dilates