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discipline

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  1. punish                 2. teach                 
 
1. dis.ci.pline \'dis-*-pl*n, -(.)plin\ n [ME, fr. MF & L; MF, fr. L 
   disciplina teaching, learning, fr. discipul]us pupil obs  1: INSTRUCTION  
   2: a subject that is taught : a field of study  3: training that corrects, 
   molds, or perfects the mental faculties or moral  character 4: PUNISHMENT  
   5a: control gained by enforcing obedience or order  5b: orderly or 
   prescribed conduct or pattern of behavior  5c: SELF-CONTROL  6: a rule or 
   system of rules governing conduct 
2. discipline vt 1: to punish or penalize for the sake of discipline  2: to 
   train or develop by instruction and exercise esp. in self-control  3a: to 
   bring (a group) under control {~ troops}  3b: to impose order upon  - 
   dis.ci.plin.er n