Predicate: muddy

muddy: Frames file for 'muddy' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus.

Roleset id: muddy.01 , to make obscure or confused, vncls: 45.4, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: causer (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
        Arg1: thing obscured (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)

Example: passive

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: passive,  form: participle

        [His `` Mr. Clean '' image]-1 was muddied [*-1] by an arms-kickback scandal , which [*T*-2] will be a major campaign issue .

        Rel: muddied
        Arg1: [*-1]
        Arg0: by an arms-kickback scandal , which [*T*-2] will be a major campaign issue