Rolesets - precipitate

precipitate

precipitate.01 - to cause to happen

PRECIPITATE-V NOTES: Frames file for 'precipitate' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from precipitate.01-v predicate notes)
PRECIPITATION-N NOTES: Added by Julia for unification

Aliases:

precipitation (n.)
precipitate (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: cause
ARG1-PPT: precipitated action

transitive

The British pressARG0
,
making a mountain out of a molehillARGM-ADV
,
precipitatedrel
an unnecessary economic crisisARG1
by portraying Mrs. Thatcher as an autocrat who had thrown economic policy into confusion by driving a respected figure from her governmentARGM-MNR
.

precipitate.02 - rain/snow/etc.

PRECIPITATE-V NOTES: Added by Julia for unification
PRECIPITATION-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT. Corresponds to VNcls weather-57. (from precipitation.01-n)

Aliases:

precipitation (n.)
precipitate (v.)

Roles:

ARG1-PPT: the watery substance falling from the sky

TMP

The amount of
precipitationrel
for DecemberARGM-TMP
was a little ABOVE normal .