Predicate: obfuscate

Roleset id: obfuscate.01 , make confusing, obscuring, causing to be confusing, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

obfuscate.01: OBFUSCATE-V NOTES: One of the beautiful words of English. (from obfuscate.01-v) OBFUSCATION-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT, obfuscate.01. No VNcls. (from obfuscation.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
obfuscation (n.)
obfuscate (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: causer of confusion
        Arg1-PPT: thing confusing

Example: not great, but it works

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: infinitive

        Government lending was not intended to be a way [*] to obfuscate spending figures, hide fraudulent activity, or provide large subsidies.

        Arg0: [*]
        Rel: obfuscate
        Arg1: spending figures

Example: both args

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        Di Canio's beliefs aren't the problem, it's his obfuscation of them

        Arg0: his
        Rel: obfuscation
        Arg1: of them