Roleset demean.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to disgrace":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of disgrace, agent


Arg1:entity demeaned

Examples:

person: third tense: present aspect: perfect voice: active form: participle


transitive (-)
No , we ought [*-2] to be mad because he has demeaned the office [0] we gave him [*T*-1] , [*-3] enlisting it in the service of private gain , just as we ought [*-4] to be mad that public officials lie through their teeth , play disingenuous games about their activities or , [*] to steal a phrase , make public service a private trough .
Arg0:	he
REL:	demeaned
Arg1:	the office [0] we gave him [*T*-1]
ArgM-ADV:	[*-3] enlisting it in the service of private gain