Rolesets - sweeten

sweeten

sweeten.01 - (cause to) become sweet(er) in flavor/scent, sugary

SWEETEN-V NOTES: Frames file for 'sweeten' based on sentences in financial subcorpus. Verbnet class other_cos-45.4, a host of other framed members. Comparison with 'change'. (from sweeten.01-v)

Aliases:

sweeten (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: agent, entity causing sweetness
ARG1-PPT: thing becoming sweet
ARG2-MNR: explicit instrument

sweeten-v: high-fructose corn syrup

JohnARG0
sweetensrel
his breathARG1
with garlicARG2
.

sweeten.02 - improve, make more palatable

SWEETEN-V NOTES: (from sweeten.02-v)

Aliases:

sweeten (v.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: improver
ARG1-PPT: thing improved
ARG2-PRD: end state
ARG3-DIR: start state

sweeten-v: straight transitive

B.A.T Industries , which is being pursued by Sir James Goldsmith 's Hoylake Investments , rose 9 to 753 on speculation that
HoylakeARG0
willARGM-MOD
sweetenrel
its bidARG1
, dealers said .

sweeten-v: with end state

In AugustARGM-TMP
,
TempleARG0
sweetenedrel
the offerARG1
to $ 63 a share , or $ 963 millionARG2
.

sweeten-v: with start state

Vitro S.A. , a major Mexican glass maker , said yesterday that it agreed to buy Anchor Glass Container in
a tender offer for $ 21.25 a shareARG1
,
sweetenedrel
from the original $ 20 - a - share offer Vitro launched two months agoARG3
.

sweet

sweet.03 - extra nice to

SWEET-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on SMS. (from sweet.02-j)

Aliases:

sweet (j.)
sweetness (n.)

Roles:

ARG1-PAG: entity being nice
ARG2-GOL: target of niceness

sweet-j: both args

PleaseARGM-DIS
be
sweetrel
to AlexARG2

sweet.04 - be sugary in flavor/scent

SWEET-J NOTES: Added by Julia based on SMS. (from sweet.01-j)

Aliases:

sweet (j.)
sweetness (n.)

Roles:

ARG0-PAG: causer of sweetness
ARG1-PPT: sweet thing
ARG2-MNR: explicit instrument

sweet-j

This cakeARG1
is
sweetrel

sweet.05 - awesome, cool, admirable

SWEET-J NOTES: Added by Julia, Meredith for Google. Comparison to 'cool.04'.

Aliases:

sweet (j.)
sweetness (n.)

Roles:

ARG1-PPT: awesome thing

sweet-j

Your new carARG1
is
prettyARGM-ADV
sweetrel
.