weaken
weaken.01 - make or become weaker, making or becoming weaker
WEAKEN-V NOTES: Verbnet entry other_cos-45.4, other framed members include decrease, halt, narrow, shut, slow, sweeten and probably others. (from weaken.01-v)WEAKENING-N NOTES: (from weakening.01-n)
Aliases:
weaken (v.)
weakening (n.)
weakening (n.)
Roles:
ARG0-PAG: causal agent
ARG1-PPT: thing weakening
ARG2-EXT: EXT
ARG3-DIR: start point
ARG4-GOL: end point
ARG1-PPT: thing weakening
ARG2-EXT: EXT
ARG3-DIR: start point
ARG4-GOL: end point
weaken-v: passive
Jaguar 's own defenses against a hostile bidARG1
are weakenedrel
, analysts add , because fewer than 3 % of its shares are owned by employees and managementARGM-CAU
.weaken-v: ergative
According to the Value Line Investment SurveyARGM-ADV
, demand for Nekoosa 's commodity paperARG1
has weakenedrel
, prompting earnings to decline by 6.6 % in the third quarter ended Sept. 30ARGM-ADV
.weaken-v: agentive/transitive
However , people familiar with the buy - out group said
Mr. Pope 's departureARG0
wouldARGM-MOD
weakenrel
the airline 's managementARG1
at a critical timeARGM-TMP
.weaken-v: expected stock reports
John 's stocksARG1
weakenedrel
dramaticallyARGM-MNR
from $ 1000 a shareARG3
to less than $ .50 a shareARG4
.weak
weak.02 - lacking skill, intensity
WEAK-J NOTES: Updated by Julia based on BOLT-2,3 (from weak.01-j)WEAKER-J NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from weaker.01-j)
Aliases:
weakness (n.)
weaker (j.)
weak (j.)
weaker (j.)
weak (j.)
Roles:
ARG1-PAG: unskilled/weak entity
ARG2-PPT: skill, intensity lacked
ARG2-PPT: skill, intensity lacked
weak-j: both args
IARG1
am weakrel
in mathematicsARG2
.weaker-j: lexical comparative
The addictionARG1
mayARGM-MOD
very wellARGM-ADV
be weakerrel
.weakness-n
Denies
weaknessrel
. (d / deny-01
:ARG1 (w / weak-02))