The phrase "satisfy herself" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means to fulfill or meet one's own needs or expectations. Example: She was determined to satisfy herself with her achievements, regardless of what anyone else thought.
Friel will have to satisfy herself with that.
More than most clothing designers, van Herpen works to satisfy herself.
Really she's working to satisfy herself". However charming and polite Harvey is, you can still come away from talking to her feeling that so much goes unsaid.
First, though, she must satisfy herself that she is in good enough shape to travel to Austria, which is why Sunday's tests in Loughborough are so important.
Then, the minute the bus had turned the corner, she would call my office and satisfy herself that I had been seen off by my secretary at the usual time the night before.
Before Wendy M. Grossman ditches her VHS collection ( Honey, I shrunk the movie collection, December 15), perhaps she should satisfy herself as to the longevity of DVD-R media.
Having satisfied herself on those counts, Ms. Armstead turned to the most important check of all.
She satisfied herself that summer of 1974 with identifying every flower she could see growing in the meadow within several feet of her front porch, from Creeping Bellflower to Yellow Goat's-beard.
Dora satisfies herself with dreaming about running a business rather than the hard work involved with owning one.
In family courts, if there's no lawyer, the judge has to satisfy himself or herself that all the relevant issues have been dealt with – and that's time-consuming.
"I am not normal," Frederika piped up at his side, her face deeply wrinkled, her short hair beautifully coiffed, seemingly very satisfied with herself.
