Roleset negate.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "make invalid":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of invalidity


Arg1:thing negated, proposition

Examples:

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


NOT! (-)
The company said that improved results in its financial-services sector were negated *trace* by increased costs in its government contract business, lower operating earnings in its commercial-products sector and soft automotive markets.
REL:	negated
Arg1:	*trace* -> improved results in its financial-services sector
Arg0-by:	increased costs in its government contract business, lower operating earnings in its commercial-products sector and soft automotive markets

It's possible that an instrument arg could appear, but we'll wait on that.