Roleset water.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "to make wet":

Roles:

Arg0:provider of water, agent


Arg1:entity watered

Examples:

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


transitive (-)
Last Sunday , Ms. Johnson finally got a chance [*-1] to water her plants , but stopped abruptly .
Arg0:	[*-1] -> Ms. Johnson
REL:	water
Arg1:	her plants

Roleset water.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "to reduce the strength or effectiveness of":

Roles:

Arg0:cause of lesser strength


Arg1:entity watered down

Examples:

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


transitive (-)
If it promotes fashion too much , the shop risks [*-1] alienating its old-line customers ; by [*-2] emphasizing `` value , '' it risks [*-2] watering down its high-minded mystique .
Arg0:	[*-2] -> it
REL:	[ watering] [ down]
Arg1:	its high-minded mystique