Predicate: castrate
Roleset id: castrate.01 , make weak, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
castrate.01: CASTRATE-V NOTES: Roleset by Katie based on internet search, parallel expansion of verbnet, propbank, and sense grouping. Member of VNcls other_cos-45.4. (from castrate.01-v)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
castrate (v.) | | |
castration (n.) | | |
Roles:
        Arg0-PAG: causer of weakening (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing weakened (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)
Example: Agentive example
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns
        The senate castrated the law.
        Arg0: The senate
        Rel: castrated
        Arg1: the law
Example: transative example
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns
        What was morality but an attempt [morality] to castrate the danger in which we live.
        Arg0: morality
        Rel: castrate
        Arg1: the danger in which we live.
Roleset id: castrate.02 , edit to change indelicate parts, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
castrate.02: CASTRATE-V NOTES: Roleset by Katie based on internet search, parallel expansion fo verbnet, propbank, and sense grouping. Vn class other_cos-45.4. (from castrate.02-v)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
castrate (v.) | | |
castration (n.) | | |
Roles:
        Arg0-PAG: editor (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: Thing edited (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)
Example: Transative example
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns
        They castrated that novel.
        Arg0: They
        Rel: castrated
        Arg1: that novel.
Example: Example with purpose
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns
        The story was castrated so as to be child friendly.
        Arg1: The story
        Rel: castrated
        Argm-prp: so as to be child friendly.
Roleset id: castrate.03 , literally remove overies or testicles., Source: , vncls: , framnet:
castrate.03: CASTRATE-V NOTES: Roleset by Katie based on internet search, parallel expansion of verbnet, propbank, and sense grouping. Verbnet class other_cos-45.4. (from castrate.03-v)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
castrate (v.) | | |
castration (n.) | | |
Roles:
        Arg0-PAG: Castrator (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: Spayed/neutered entity (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)
Example: Agentive example
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns
        The farmers castrated the bull calf.
        Arg0: The farmers
        Rel: castrated
        Arg1: the bull calf.
Example: Example with purpose
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns
        Farmers castrate male lambs to avoid injuries due to fighting.
        Arg0: Farmers
        Rel: castrate
        Arg1: male lambs
        Argm-prp: to avoid injuries due to fighting.
Example: Example without arg 0
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns
        A man who [a man] has been castrated is incapable of reproduction
        Arg1: a man
        Rel: castrated