Roleset purify.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "make pure, remove impurities":

Roles:

Arg0:cause, agent


Arg1:impure substance


Arg2:impurities

Examples:

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


passive (-)
After how many generations is such wealth (mounting all the while through the manipulations of high finance) purified of taint [*T*-1]?
Arg1:	such wealth (mounting all the while through the manipulations of high finance)
REL:	purified
Arg2-of:	of taint
Argm-TMP:	[*T*-1] -> After how many generations

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: active form: infinitive


unstated impurities (-)
And when this was gone, he hadn't even a little bitter tablet [0] [*T*-3] to purify other water if he were to discover some stagnant jungle pool.
Arg0:	[*T*-3] -> [0] -> he
REL:	purify
Arg1:	other water
Argm-ADV:	if he were to discover some stagnant jungle pool