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[ verb ] train by instruction and practice; esp. to teach self-control
Examples "Parents must discipline their children" "Is this dog trained?" Used in print (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)She disciplined herself daily to do what must be done . |
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[ noun ] a branch of knowledge
Examples "in what discipline is his doctorate?" "teachers should be well trained in their subject" "anthropology is the study of human beings" Used in print (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)Anthropologists , housewives , historians and such by profession , they approach their discipline as amateurs , collectors , commercial propagandists , analysts or some combination of the four . |
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[ noun ] a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
Examples "he quickly learned the discipline of prison routine" or "for such a plan to work requires discipline" Used in print (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)The gymnast must develop strength , flexibility , coordination , timing , rhythm , courage , discipline , persistence and the desire for perfection . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the trait of being well behaved
Examples "he insisted on discipline among the troops" Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)Professionally a lawyer , that_is_to_say associated with dignity , reserve , discipline , with much that is essentially middle-class , he is compelled by an impossible love to exhibit himself dressed_up , disguised - that_is , paradoxically , revealed - as a child , and , worse , as a whore masquerading as a child . Related terms |
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[ noun ] training to improve strength or self-control
Used in print (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)A Tibetan swami from Palermo , Sicily , announced in Beverly_Hills a newly discovered , ancient yoga discipline for ripple breathing which increased both pranha and cosmic attraction between sexes . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of punishing
Synonyms Examples "the offenders deserved the harsh discipline they received" Related terms |
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