tax-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: determine the amount of a payment or fine

Examples:
If all liquor dealers are taxed, the tax shall be uniform.
Schwarzman would move to Dubai if we taxed him like we tax his
butler.
They're taxing my coffee, my car, even my children.

Mappings:
VerbNet: bill-54.5
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: tax.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: use to the limit

Examples:
He taxed me with choosing but one book on religion.
You're taxing my patience, young man.
She taxed her brain to come up with a menu that her picky son would eat.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: accuse; make a charge against

Examples:
They taxed him failure to appear in court.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4