Predicate: flatter
Roleset id: flatter.01 , to gratify vanity, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
flatter.01: FLATTER-V NOTES: Framed by Ben. (from flatter.01-v)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
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| flatter (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: Stimulus of gratification (vnrole: 31.1-Stimulus)
Arg1-PPT: target of gratification (vnrole: 31.1-Experiencer)
Example: passive
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
Or a wife may make sudden demands that she-1 be courted , flattered or coaxed [*-1] , simply because she needs her ego lifted [*-2].
Rel: flattered
Arg1: [*-1]
Example: intransitive
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
White 's suggestion flattered , but he did not like the identity .
Arg0: White 's suggestion
Rel: flattered
Example: transitive
person: ns, tense: ns, aspect: ns, voice: ns, form: ns
`` You seem [*-1] to have read so much , you have a natural gift for words '' , he-3 added [*T*-2], [*-3]-4 trying [*-4] to flatter her vanity .
Arg0: [*-4]
Rel: flatter
Arg1: her vanity