erase
erase.01 - remove marks
ERASE-V NOTES: Many times the "agent" is properly felt to be a VP, but the VP itself is not accessible as a constituent argument. In these cases you'll usually have to take the agent of the VP as the arg0 of 'erase.' (from erase.01-v)Aliases:
erase (v.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: eraser
ARG1-PPT: thing erased, mark
ARG2-DIR: medium, surface
ARG3-MNR: instrument, if separate from arg0
ARG1-PPT: thing erased, mark
ARG2-DIR: medium, surface
ARG3-MNR: instrument, if separate from arg0
straight transitive
He said that Oliver North of Iran - Contra notoriety thought
heARG0
had erasedrel
his computerARG1
but that the information was later retrieved for congressional committees to read .passive, with source
Moreover , he said , technology now exists for stealing corporate secrets after
theyARG1
've been `` erasedrel
'' from a computer 's memoryARG2
.VP subject
Mr. Andersson says he is confident that
taking parts of the company publicARG0
will help eraserel
the `` conglomerate stigma '' that has held down Trelleborg 's share priceARG1
.ARG3
SheARG0
drew a smiley face on the side of her iced tea glass , thenARGM-ADV
erasedrel
itARG1
with the swipe of a knuckleARG3
.