Roleset satisfy.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "make happy":

Roles:

Arg0:agent, pleaser


Arg1:patient, entity pleased


Arg2:instrumental

Examples:

person: ns tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


instrumental subject (-)
U.S. Banknote said it believes the sale, if completed, apparently would satisfy antitrust issues raised by the U.S. Justice Department about U.S. Banknote's offer to buy International Banknote.
Arg2:	the sale
ArgM-ADV:	if completed
ArgM-DIS:	apparently
ArgM-MOD:	would
REL:	satisfy
Arg1:	antitrust issues raised by the U.S. Justice Department about U.S. Banknote's offer to buy International Banknote


This is almost adjectival, actually. Note that it can only occur in the participial form.

unaccusative (-)
``We weren't satisfied until they became sell programs,'' says Mr. DaPuzzo, who now thinks it adds unnecessary volatility.
Arg1:	We
ArgM-NEG:	n't
REL:	satisfied
ArgM-TMP:	until they became sell programs

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


all args (-)
John satisfied all Mary's concerns about his maturity with his tantrum.
Arg0:	John
REL:	satisfied
Arg1:	all Mary's concerns about his maturity
Arg2-with:	his tantrum

Roleset satisfy.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "convince":

Roles:

Arg0:convincer


Arg1:convinced


Arg2:proposition

Examples:

person: ns tense: ns aspect: ns voice: ns form: full


and reciprocal too (-)
However, in light of the risks involved in such transactions, banks should satisfy themselves that they have the skills to participate in this market and clear policy guidelines on acceptable levels of exposure to such transactions, he said.
Argm-ADV:	in light of the risks involved in such transactions
Arg0:	banks
Argm-MOD:	should
REL:	satisfy
Arg1-REC:	themselves
Arg2:	they have the skills to participate in this market and clear policy guidelines on acceptable levels of exposure to such transactions