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title: homeopathic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «homeopathic» in the school dictionary: To do with homeopathy, a kind of alternative treatment invented about 200 years ago, using tiny sugar pills or drops made from substances diluted so much in water that usually none of the original substance is left. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependenc
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# homeopathic

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**Who acts:** alternative treatment, substances, shop, Scientists, people, homeopathic treatments · **What happens:** do, invent, use, make, dilute, leave · **To what, where:** kind, tiny sugar pills, drops, substances, much, water · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«homeopathic» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [homeopathic in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/homeopathic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with homeopathy, a kind of alternative treatment invented about 200 years ago, using tiny sugar pills or drops made from substances diluted so much in water that usually none of the original substance is left.

<!-- fold The tree, 37 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeopathic:m1:1
# text = To do with homeopathy, a kind of alternative treatment invented about 200 years ago, using tiny sugar pills or drops made from substances diluted so much in water that usually none of the original substance is left.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	homeopathy	homeopathy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
8	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	alternative	alternative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	invented	invent	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	about	about	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	200	200	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl:unmarked	_	_
15	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
18	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
19	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	pills	pill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	drops	drop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	_
23	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	acl	_	_
24	from	from	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	substances	substance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obl	_	_
26	diluted	dilute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	25	acl	_	_
27	so	so	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
28	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	obj	_	_
29	in	in	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	_
31	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	39	obj	_	_
32	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	33	advmod	_	_
33	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	39	nsubj	_	_
34	of	of	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
36	original	original	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	37	amod	_	_
37	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	nmod	_	_
38	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	39	aux:pass	_	_
39	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	30	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with homeopathy | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **invent** | past | alternative treatment | a kind *not said here* |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Result |
| 3 | **use** | gerund |  | tiny sugar pills or drops |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pill=Patient |
| 4 | **make** | participle |  | drops *not said here* |  | substances |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from substance=Material |
| 5 | **dilute** | participle | substances *not said here* | much |  | water |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent much=Patient |
| 6 | **leave** | present · passive |  | none |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Theme that=Attribute |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A very, very tiny amount, as in «a homeopathic amount of chocolate».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeopathic:m2:1
# text = A very, very tiny amount, as in «a homeopathic amount of chocolate».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	homeopathic	homeopathic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **amount** *in a quote* |  |  | chocolate |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop sold homeopathic pills for colds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeopathic:x1:1
# text = The shop sold homeopathic pills for colds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	homeopathic	homeopathic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pills	pill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	colds	cold	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | past | the shop | homeopathic pills |  |  |  | for colds | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent pill=Theme for cold=Asset |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists have tested homeopathic remedies and found they work no better than sugar pills.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeopathic:x2:1
# text = Scientists have tested homeopathic remedies and found they work no better than sugar pills.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	tested	test	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	homeopathic	homeopathic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	remedies	remedy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
10	no	no	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	advcl	_	_
12	than	than	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	pills	pill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **test** | present · perfect | Scientists | homeopathic remedies |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent remedy=Theme |
| 2 | **find** | past | Scientists *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **work** | present | Scientists *= scientist* |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people believe homeopathic treatments help them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeopathic:x3:1
# text = Some people believe homeopathic treatments help them.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	homeopathic	homeopathic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	treatments	treatment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | some people |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **help** | present | homeopathic treatments | people |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was only a homeopathic amount of jam in that sandwich!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeopathic:x4:1
# text = There was only a homeopathic amount of jam in that sandwich!
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	homeopathic	homeopathic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	jam	jam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	sandwich	sandwich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a homeopathic amount of jam in that sandwich |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | jam |  | that sandwich |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient in=place |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Always ask a doctor before trying any treatment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:homeopathic:x5:1
# text = Always ask a doctor before trying any treatment.
1	Always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	2	advmod	_	_
2	ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* | a doctor |  |  |  | always *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent doctor=Recipient |
| 2 | **try** | gerund | you *not said here* | any treatment |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent treatment=Eventuality |

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