#1 discipline v. [train, check, condition] develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control; "Parents must discipline their children"; "Is this dog trained?". wn
#2 discipline n. [subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick] a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings". wn
#3 discipline n. a system of rules of conduct or method of practice; "he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine"; "for such a plan to work requires discipline";. wn
#4 discipline n. the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops". wn
#5 discipline n. training to improve strength or self-control. wn
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