Predicate: proliferate

Roleset id: proliferate.01 , prosper, become abundant, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

proliferate.01: PROLIFERATE-V NOTES: For a second I misparsed 'proliferate' and thought it meant"make intoa foe of abortion". (from proliferate.01-v) PROLIFERATION-N NOTES: ~proliferate.01 (from proliferation.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
proliferate (v.)
proliferation (n.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PPT: thing becoming abundant (vnrole: 45.4-Patient)

Example: basic usage

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

        Joint-research programs have proliferated as U.S. companies seek to spread the risks and costs of commercializing new superconductors and to meet the challenges posed by foreign consortia, especially in Japan.

        Arg0: Joint-research programs
        Rel: proliferated
        ArgM-CAU: as U.S. companies seek to spread the risks and costs of commercializing new superconductors and to meet the challenges posed by foreign consortia, especially in Japan

Example: Arg0

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

        The U.N. convened to discuss strategies to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

        Rel: proliferation
        Arg0: of nuclear weapons