Predicate: water

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

Roleset id: water.01 , to make wet, vncls: 9.9, framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: provider of water, agent (vnrole: 9.9-agent)
        Arg1: entity watered (vnrole: 9.9-destination)

Example: transitive

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

        Last Sunday , [Ms. Johnson]-1 finally got a chance [*-1] to water her plants , but stopped abruptly .

        Arg0: [*-1]
        Rel: water
        Arg1: her plants


Predicate: water_down

Roleset id: water.02 , to reduce the strength or effectiveness of, vncls: , framnet:

Roles:

        Arg0: cause of lesser strength
        Arg1: entity watered down

Example: transitive

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

        If it promotes fashion too much , the shop risks [*-1] alienating its old-line customers ; by [*-2] emphasizing `` value , '' [it]-2 risks [*-2] watering down its high-minded mystique .

        Arg0: [*-2]
        Rel: [ watering] [ down]
        Arg1: its high-minded mystique