Predicate: appease
Roleset id: appease.01 , to bring peace, quiet, or relieve, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
appease.01: APPEASE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'appease' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from appease.01-v predicate notes)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
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| appease (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: Stimulus, agent (vnrole: 31.1-Stimulus)
Arg1-PPT: entity appeased (vnrole: 31.1-Experiencer)
Example: transitive
person: ns, tense: past, aspect: ns, voice: active, form: full
After Mr. Sullivan waffled on abortion last year , the White House appeased right-to-lifers by [*-1] surrounding him with pro-life deputies .
ArgM-TMP: After Mr. Sullivan waffled on abortion last year
Arg0: the White House
Rel: appeased
Arg1: right-to-lifers
ArgM-MNR: by [*-1] surrounding him with pro-life deputies