Predicate: mute

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

Roleset id: mute.01 , to soften, quiet, vncls: 45.4, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: causer of quietness, agent (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
        Arg1: entity muted (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)

Example: transitive

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

        But President Bush is expected [*-1] to veto the congressional legislation and that-2 , along with the easy approval of the Pennsylvania measure , is likely [*-2] to mute the abortion-rights activists ' claims of momentum and underline the challenges faced [*] by this resurgent movement .

        Arg0: [*-2]
        Rel: mute
        Arg1: the abortion-rights activists ' claims of momentum