Predicate: dissociate

dissociate: Frames file for 'dissociate' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entry 23.1.

Roleset id: dissociate.01 , un-associate, vncls: 23.1, framnet:

dissociate.01: The first two usages seem to be specialized and mean something like 'fall apart'.

Roles:

        Arg0: causer of non-association, agent (vnrole: 23.1-Agent)
        Arg1: thing not associated (vnrole: 23.1-Patient1)
        Arg2: separated from (vnrole: 23.1-Patient2)

Example: oddly ergative

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

        When an electric current is applied to the palladium and platinum
        electrodes, [the heavy water]-3 did begin [*-3] to break up, or
        dissociate.

        Arg1: [*-3]
        Rel: dissociate

Example: transitive

        person: ns,  tense: present,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: gerund

        It-2 would go along [*-2]-3 doing nothing but [*-3] dissociating the
        heavy water and then at totally unpredictable times, it would
        begin producing excess heat for as long as 10 or 11 hours before
        quieting down.

        Arg0: [*-3]
        Rel: dissociating
        Arg1: the heavy water

Example: more normal usage

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

        John dissociated himself from Mary's band of thugs.

        Arg0: John
        Rel: dissociated
        Arg1-REC: himself
        Arg2: from Mary's band of thugs