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Cause_to_be_wet [agentive]
An Agent causes a Patient to be wet with a Liquid. In this frame, the Liquid can be a liquid or gas. Patients are porous objects, but not hollow (like containers). Jo soaked the dog with water. Ellen wet the sponge with water.
Properties
- ID
- #309
- Entry
- frm_cause_to_be_wet
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Cause_to_be_wet (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Cause_to_be_wet
Core Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agent |
The Agent is a volitional animate being who causes the Patient to become wet. Hannah|Agt drenched the cat with anti-flea ointment.
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category
sentient
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| Cause |
An animate or inanimate entity, a force, or event that produces the state of wetness.
The sprinklers drenched me. |
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| Liquid |
The Liquid is a fluid or gas that permeates or covers the Patient. It most frequently occurs in a PP Complement headed by with. Jo soaked the dog with water.
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| Patient |
The Patient takes up the Liquid through its pores or has the Liquid covering its surface. Ellen wet the sponge with water.
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
Excludes
Agent
Cause
Peripheral Frame Elements (6)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
Degree to which the Agent wets the Patient. Ryan doused the fire with water until it stopped smoldering|Degr.
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category
degree
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| Instrument |
This FE identifies the Instrument with which an Agent intentionally wets the Patient. Colin doused the burning pot with a fire extinguisher|Ins.
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category
physical_entity
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| Manner |
This FE identifies the Manner or way in which the Agent wets the Patient.
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category
manner
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| Means |
This FE identifies the Means by which an the Agent wets the Patient
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Place |
This FE identifies the Place where the Agent wets the Patient.
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category
locative_relation
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| Time |
This FE identifies the Time when the Agent wets the Patient.
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category
time
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explanation |
This FE describes the reason for the state of the Cause_to_be_wet event.
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| Purpose |
This FE identifies the Purpose for which the Agent wets the Patient and what the Agent hopes to accomplish.
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category
state_of_affairs
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| Subregion |
The Subregion describes which part of a larger whole is being affected.
The cloth was wetted around the edges|sub. |
category
locative_relation
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)
Causative
Inheritance
Lexical Units (12)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| dampen.v | — | COD: make damp |
| douse.v | — | COD: drench with liquid. |
| drench.v | — | COD: wet thoroughly; soak |
| humidify.v | — | COD: increase the level of moisture in (air) |
| hydrate.v | — | COD: cause to absorb or combine with water. |
| moisten.v | — | FN: cause to become slightly wet |
| moisturize.v | — | COD: make (something, especially the skin) less dry. |
| saturate.v | — | COD: soak thoroughly with water or other liquid. |
| soak.v | — | COD: make extremely wet |
| sop.v | — | COD: soak up liquid. |
| souse.v | — | COD: soak in or drench with liquid |
| wet.v | — | COD: cover or touch with liquid |
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