Predicate: magnify
Roleset id: magnify.01 , make greater or bigger, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
magnify.01: MAGNIFY-V NOTES: It's possible, but unlikely, that this will be another quantifiableincrease verb like 'rise', but be on the lookout for examples with EXTor start/end points. (from magnify.01-v) MAGNIFYING-N NOTES: (from magnifying.01-n)
Aliases:
| Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
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| magnifying (n.) | | |
| magnify (v.) | | |
Roles:
Arg0-PAG: causer of magnification (vnrole: 45.4-Agent)
Arg1-PPT: thing getting bigger/greater (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)
Example: passivized
A spokesman for the Stamford, Conn. based company said operations had a loss of $5.5 million for the quarter; in addition, [the loss]-1 was magnified *trace*-1 by nonrecurring charges totaling $23.5 million and $8.2 million in asset-valuation adjustments that he described as ``unusual.''
ArgM-DIS: in addition
Rel: magnified
Arg1: *trace*
Arg0: by nonrecurring charges totaling $23.5 million and $8.2 million in asset-valuation adjustments that he described as ``unusual