Predicate: naturalize
naturalize: Frames file for 'naturalize' based on sentences in Webtext 2.5-2. VerbNet entry 45.4. Comparison to 'nationalize.'
Roleset id: naturalize.01 , confer rights of citizenship, make more natural, vncls: 45.4, framnet:
naturalize.01: Framed by Claire
Roles:
Arg0: government for first sense, agent for second sense (vnrole: 45.4-agent)
Arg1: citizen or thing naturalized (vnrole: 45.4-patient)
Example: Passive, descriptive usage
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
Some felt that it *EXP*-1 would be more difficult *PRO* to become naturalized citizens from now on .
Rel: naturalized
Arg1: citizens