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Supporting [agentive]
A Supporter assists to strengthen the Supported by lending itself in material aid (or abstract assistance in the case of metaphorical uses).
The bottom of the wall is supported by the foundation.
Many legislators have supported the industry in the past.
The revetment layers buttressed the mud-mortared cobblestone core wall.
Online gambling can bolster the US economy.
The bottom of the wall is supported by the foundation.
Many legislators have supported the industry in the past.
The revetment layers buttressed the mud-mortared cobblestone core wall.
Online gambling can bolster the US economy.
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- #2000
- Entry
- frm_supporting
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Supporting (fn_1.7_2023)
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- Supporting
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Supported |
The Supported is given strength through the assistance of the Supporter.
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| Supporter |
The Supporter acts to benefit the Supported by providing additional strength or stability.
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Peripheral Frame Elements (8)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Degree |
The measure to which the Supporter's assistance brings the Supported added strength and support.
The physical therapist must totally support tthe patient during the exercises. |
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| Duration |
The time period during which the Supporter supports the Supported.
For some seventy years, this judicial fabrication buttressed racial segregation. |
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| Instrument |
An entity used by the Supporter in service of the Supported's strength by support.
The troops used their shoulders to support the doors of the keep, as the enemy forces tried to break through. For years, patrons of the organization have supported our bi-weekly tea-times with their generous donations. |
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| Manner |
This FE identifies the Manner in which a Supporter supports the Supported.
The British Government happily buttressed Saddam's appalling oppression of his people. |
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| Means |
An action that the Supporter undertakes in service of the Supported's strengthening.
The foundation supports the building by distributing the load to the ground below. |
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| Place |
This FE identifies the Place where the support occurs.
In England, economic incentives are buttressed by closing certain overdoctored areas from new practices. |
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| Purpose |
The situation that the Supporter wishes to bring about by supporting the Supported.
The porch tower of Saint-Germain-des-Prés is sturdily buttressed to support the weight of its massive bells. |
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| Time |
This FE identifies when the support occurs.
Early in the twentieth century, such economic arguments buttressed the creation of a National Park Service. |
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
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| Event_description |
A clause describing the event as a whole.
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| Explanation |
A state-of-affairs from which the accomplishment would be predicted.
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
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Lexical Units (3)
| LU | Type | Definition |
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| bolster.v | — | FN: prop up or support |
| buttress.v | — | FN: make stronger by reinforcement |
| support.v | — | FN: to strengthen by bearing the weight of |
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