'V n with n' - Construction 19
| Name: | the imbue a situation with a quality construction |
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| Description: | A person or an entity gives a situation a particular quality or emotion. The NP following 'with' indicates the quality or emotion. |
| Verbs: | endow, fire, imbue, infect, infuse, invest |
| Example: | [Her voice] can imbue even the limpest tune with pathos. (BNC) |
| Membership: | transfer 'with'; action; figurative |
| Semantic fields and roles: |
Field: Causation.
Roles: NP1: Cause; NP2: Affected; prep + NP3: Result
Field: Equivalence. Roles: NP1: Causer; NP2: Carrier; NP3: Attribute Field: Change. Roles: NP1: Agent; NP2: Affected; NP3: Means |