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I. adjective see: contain Date: 15th century ~ed , satisfied , II. transitive verb Date: 15th century to appease the desires of, to limit (oneself) in requirements, desires, or actions, III. noun Date: 1579 ~ment , IV. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~us, past participle of continēre to contain Date: 15th century 1. something contained, the topics or matter treated in a written work , the principal substance (as written matter, illustrations, or music) offered by a World Wide Web site , 2. substance , gist , meaning , significance , the events, physical detail, and information in a work of art, 3. the matter dealt with in a field of study, a part, element, or complex of parts, the amount of specified material contained ; proportion