"lighten" Rolesets

lighten.01 - (make) get lighter

LIGHTEN-V NOTES: Frames file for 'lighten' based on sentences in wsj. Verbnet entry 45.4. (from lighten.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

lighten (v.)
lightening (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: causer
ARG1-PPT: thing getting lighter
ARG2-EXT: EXT
ARG3-SRC: start point
ARG4-PRD: end point

lighten-v: transitive

But the researchers found that while children 's household tasks eased the mother 's burden appreciably , `` appears to and to reduce the wife 's responsibility only modestly . ''

lighten-v: with start and end point

.

lighten_up.02 - (cause to) become lighter, easier

LIGHTEN_UP-V NOTES: (from lighten.02-v) This roleset seems on the surface to be very similar to lighten_up.03, except that here, the arg1 can actually be characterized as lighter, whereas in lighten_up.03, that is not necessarily the case. In .03, the arg1 is more a beneficiary of the easier handling, not necessarily becoming easier in itself.

Aliases:

lighten_up (v.)
lightening_up (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: causer
ARG1-PPT: thing getting lighter
ARG2-EXT: EXT

lighten_up-v: ergative

`` There were no ( sell ) lists and is .

lighten_up-v: transitive

lighten_up.03 - lighten up on: begin to handle/approach in a less intense way than the previous handling

LIGHTEN_UP-V NOTES: (from lighten.03-v)

Aliases:

lighten_up (v.)
lightening_up (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity taking it easier on something
ARG1-PPT: taking it easier on what

lighten_up-v: cf. ease

who listened , and , `` have just hurt themselves , '' he says .

lighten_up-v

've .

lighten_up.09 - stop being so serious

LIGHTEN_UP-V NOTES: Added by Julia based on AMR occurrence.

Aliases:

lighten_up (v.)
lightening_up (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: causer of increased mirth
ARG1-PPT: entity becoming less serious
ARG2-MNR: instrument

lighten-up-v

,

light.04 - to set on fire

LIGHT-V NOTES: Frames file for 'light' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from light.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

light (v.)
lighting (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: setter of fire, increaser of illumination, agent
ARG1-PPT: entity lit

light-v: transitive

and scoffed at the suggestion of interrupting a perfectly good Saturday morning to go golfing or even montgolfing ( ballooning to you ; the brothers Montgolfier , French of course , were the world 's first hot - air balloonists ) .

light.05 - light-hearted

LIGHT-J NOTES: Added by Julia. Comparison to dark.02. (from light.03-j)

Aliases:

light (j.)

Roles:

ARG1-PAG: light-hearted entity
ARG2-VSP: aspect of arg1 that is particularly light-hearted (if in addition)

light-j: both args

was , and his soul was in love with Bah?'u'll?h .

light.06 - having little weight, pressure

LIGHT-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT-4,5. (from light.01-j)

Aliases:

light (j.)

Roles:

ARG1-PAG: non-heavy entity
ARG2-VSP: aspect of arg1 that isn't heavy (if in addition)

light-j: both args

was , full of surprises and never staid .

light-j: both args

was , full of surprises and never staid .

light.07 - bright, pale, reflecting/containing light

LIGHT-J NOTES: Added by Julia, comparison to dark.01. (from light.02-j)

Aliases:

light (j.)

Roles:

ARG1-PAG: thing reflecting more light
ARG2-VSP: aspect of arg1 that is bright/pale (if in addition)

light-j: both args

was .

light-j: arg1

was and airy , .

light_up.08 - to illuminate

LIGHT_UP-V NOTES: See VN class other_cos-45.4, but verb particle construction is not present in class. (from light.02-v)

Aliases:

light_up (v.)
lighting_up (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: causer of illumination or fire, agent
ARG1-PPT: entity lit

light_up-v: intransitive = smoke a cigarette

`` They are n't showing taking a puff or , '' says Laurence Tribe , a professor of constitutional law at Harvard University .

light_up-v: transitive

Oil - related properties suffered a huge decline until I divested myself of all such stocks in 1985 , at which point , while , began a slow recovery .

shed_light.10 - inform, provide information regarding

Aliases:

shed_light (m.)
cast_light (m.)
bring_to_light (m.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: causer of knowledge, source of information
ARG1-PPT: thing studied, domain of research

shed_light-m: typical usage

Other historians and social scientists

shed_light-m: with a non-human arg0

shed_light-m: with inner some

Perhaps can help some .

bring_to_light

...

make_light.11 - minimize, not handle with appropriate seriousness

MAKE_LIGHT_OF-M NOTES: Added by Julia/Tim during initial MWE framing.

Aliases:

make_light (m.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity making light
ARG1-PPT: of what

make_light-m

in_a_light.12 - perceived in a certain way

IN_A_X_LIGHT-M NOTES: Added by Julia during initial MWE framing.
Not to be used for 'in light of... ' instances (try cause-01 or :topic)

Aliases:

in_light (m.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: event or situation leading to a certain perception
ARG1-PPT: thing perceived
ARG2-PRD: descriptor of the light

in_light-m: in a bad light

MALAYSIA has no reason to paint a

in_light-m: in a certain light

' a and from a carefully chosen angle , was not unattractive . ' Terry Pratchett

in_light-m: in a certain light

However , the episode I am going to recount to you does not show a .

alight.13 - land on, lightly

ALIGHT NOTES: Added for SpatialAMR.

Aliases:

alight (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: entity landing
ARG1-GOL: landed upon

alight-v

.

          (a / alight-13
            :ARG0 (b / butterfly)
            :ARG1 (f / finger
              :part-of (s / she)))

lit.14 - generally positive, exciting, great

LIT NOTES: Added for SpatialAMR.

Aliases:

lit (j.)

Roles:

ARG1-PPT: lit thing

lit-j

          (l / lit-14)