Term: benefactive role: the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
Broader: semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause | Unrelated: atlantic croaker: a silvery-bodied croaker with dark markings and tiny barbels
Broader: semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause | Unrelated: haemulon: type genus of the Haemulidae
Broader: semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause | Unrelated: ustilaginales: parasitic fungi causing smuts; sometimes placed in class Tiliomycetes
Broader: semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause | Unrelated: creeping fern: delicate fern of the eastern United States having a twining stem and palmately-lobed sterile fronds and forked fertile fronds
Broader: semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause | Unrelated: ground: a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
Broader: semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause | Unrelated: polistes: a genus of Vespidae
Broader: semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause | Unrelated: emigration: migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
Broader: semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause | Unrelated: cotton stainer: a true bug: bug that damages and stains the lint of developing cotton
Broader: semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause | Unrelated: desensitization technique: a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished
Broader: semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause | Unrelated: pickup: a warrant to take someone into custody