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
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
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.)
sweetness (n.)
Roles:
ARG1-PAG: entity being nice
ARG2-GOL: target of niceness
ARG2-GOL: target of niceness
sweet-j: both args
PleaseARGM-DIS
be sweetrel
to AlexARG2