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content4 [transitive]
1 to do or have something that is not what you really wanted, but is still satisfactory : 
Mr Lal has been asking for more responsibility, but has had to content himself with a minor managerial post.
content yourself with (doing) something
Mr Lal has been asking for more responsibility, but has had to content himself with a minor managerial post.2 formal to make someone feel happy and satisfied : I was no longer satisfied with the life that had hitherto contented me.
I was no longer satisfied with the life that had hitherto contented me.
