Rolesets - hone

hone

hone.01 - make sharp

HONE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'hone' based on sentences in wsj. No Verbnet entry. (from hone.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

hone (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: causer of sharpness
ARG1-PPT: thing becoming sharp
ARG2-MNR: whetstone, instrument

passive with instrument

But some cosmetics - industry executives wonder whether
techniquesARG1
honedrel
in packaged goodsARG2
will translate to the cosmetics business .

active, agentive

Japanese researchersARG0
have bred dozens of strains of Fujis to
honerel
its color , taste and shelf lifeARG1
.