dose-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: Treat a substance with some agent; add an agent to.

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1 DOSE NP2[patient[inanimate]]
NOTE: Patient may be abstract.

Examples:
The ray dosed the paint.
We dosed the market with a hefty stimulus package.
The grapes are dosed with sugar before fermentation.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NP
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: Administer a drug to.

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] DOSE NP2[patient[animate]]

Examples:
They dosed the kidnapped tourist with some sort of sedative.
We have to dose patients very carefully.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NP
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2