0 present participle of content
1 to make someone feel happy and satisfied:
My explanation seemed to content him.
Up until 1914, the paramount chief persisted in regarding brandy as the only cause of drunkenness in the country, contenting himself with appeals for the suppression of smuggling.
There is therefore no question of contenting ourselves with studying the western bypass alone and pressing on with its construction.
Even today they pay only lip-service, contenting themselves with words rather than the financial assistance that they could give.
It is no use saying that we are in the midst of a world slump and contenting ourselves with doing nothing while that slump lasts.
Nine major contenders emerged, some claiming the imperial title for themselves, others contenting themselves, for the time being, with more modest titles.
Contenting oneself with reacting to an external stimulus means being unconscious of the act; an existence within the sheer presence of the body.
Our wealth must consist in things of the spirit, and in contenting ourselves with sipping, while others gorge themselves in prosperity.
Henceforth, indeed, he did not conduct again, contenting to giving some music lessons.
