Predicate: demean

Roleset id: demean.01 , to disgrace, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

demean.01: DEMEAN-V NOTES: No VNcls. (from demean.01-v)

Aliases:

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demean (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: causer of disgrace, agent
        Arg1-PPT: entity demeaned

Example: transitive

        person: third,  tense: present,  aspect: perfect,  voice: active,  form: participle

        No , we ought to be mad because he-3 has demeaned the office we gave him , [*-3] enlisting it in the service of private gain , just as we ought to be mad that public officials lie through their teeth , play disingenuous games about their activities or , to steal a phrase , make public service a private trough .

        Arg0: he
        Rel: demeaned
        Arg1: the office we gave him
        Argm-adv: [*-3] enlisting it in the service of private gain