Predicate: smarten

Roleset id: smarten.01 , (cause to) be more intelligent, quick, and/or stylish, vncls: 45.4, framnet: -

smarten.01: Frame file for 'smarten' based on expansion via VerbNet. Member of VNcls other_cos-45.4.

Roles:

        Arg0: cause of transformation, agent (vnrole: 45.4-agent)
        Arg1: entity now stylish, quick, or smart (vnrole: 45.4-patient)
        Arg2: Instrument or Manner if separate from arg 0 (vnrole: 45.4-instrument)
        Arg3: subject, smarten about what?

Example: Quicken

        The driver smartened the pace by cracking his whip over the carriage horses.

        Arg0: The driver
        Rel: smartened
        Arg1: the pace
        Arg2: by cracking his whip over the carriage horses


Predicate: smarten_up

Roleset id: smarten.02 , (cause to) be more intelligent, quick, and/or stylish, vncls: , framnet: -

smarten.02: Frame by Claire.

Roles:

        Arg0: cause of transformation, agent
        Arg1: entity now stylish, quick, or smart
        Arg2: Instrument or Manner if separate from arg 0
        Arg3: subject, smarten up about/to what?

Example: Intelligence, with subject

        Someone-1 has *-1 to smarten him up about dealing with people.

        Arg0: Someone
        Rel: [smarten][up]
        Arg1: him
        Arg3: about dealing with people

Example: Clothing, with instrument

        Before meeting her parents, Mary smartened John up with some new clothes.

        Argm-tmp: Before meeting her parents
        Arg0: Mary
        Rel: [smartened][up]
        Arg1: John
        Arg2: with some new clothes