Roleset dissipate.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "become undense":

Roles:

Arg0:cause of dissipation


Arg1:thing becoming undense

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


usually ergative (-)
But Darman suggests such tensions will dissipate quickly.
Arg1:	such tensions
ArgM-MOD:	will
REL:	dissipate
ArgM-MNR:	quickly

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


non-agentive arg0 (-)
The tremendous energy of the quake was dissipated [*-1] by the distance, so that most parts of the valley and the major cities suffered largely cosmetic damage -- broken windows, falling brick and cornices, buckled asphalt or sidewalks.
REL:	dissipated
Arg1:	[*-1] -> The tremendous energy of the quake
Arg0-by:	the distance
ArgM:	so that most parts of the valley and the major cities suffered largely cosmetic damage -- broken windows, falling brick and cornices, buckled asphalt or sidewalks