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discipline


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  discipline 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  discipline 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  discipline 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  discipline 
 
  2  senses  of  discipline 
 
  Sense  1 
  discipline,  train,  check,  condition 
  =>  develop,  make  grow 
 
  Sense  2 
  discipline,  correct,  sort  out 
  =>  punish,  penalize,  penalise 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  discipline 
 
  discipline  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  discipline 
 
  Sense  1 
  discipline,  train,  check,  condition 
  =>  develop,  make  grow 
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  Sense  2 
  discipline,  correct,  sort  out 
  =>  punish,  penalize,  penalise 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  discipline 
  discipline 
  humanistic  discipline 
  indiscipline 
  scientific  discipline 
  self-discipline 
  undiscipline 
 
  Overview  of  noun  discipline 
 
  The  noun  discipline  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  discipline,  subject,  subject  area,  subject  field,  field,  field  of  study,  study,  bailiwick,  branch  of  knowledge  --  (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") 
  2.  (2)  discipline  --  (a  system  of  rules  of  conduct  or  method  of  practice;  "he  quickly  learned  the  discipline  of  prison  routine"  or  "for  such  a  plan  to  work  requires  discipline") 
  3.  (2)  discipline  --  (the  trait  of  being  well  behaved;  "he  insisted  on  discipline  among  the  troops") 
  4.  (1)  discipline  --  (training  to  improve  strength  or  self-control) 
  5.  discipline,  correction  --  (the  act  of  punishing;  "the  offenders  deserved  the  harsh  discipline  they  received") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  discipline 
 
  The  verb  discipline  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  discipline,  train,  check,  condition  --  (train  by  instruction  and  practice;  esp.  to  teach  self-control;  "Parents  must  discipline  their  children";  "Is  this  dog  trained?") 
  2.  discipline,  correct,  sort  out  --  (punish  in  order  to  gain  control  or  enforce  obedience;  "The  teacher  disciplined  the  pupils  rather  frequently") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  discipline 
  disciplined 
 
  Overview  of  noun  discipline 
 
  The  noun  discipline  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  discipline,  subject,  subject  area,  subject  field,  field,  field  of  study,  study,  bailiwick,  branch  of  knowledge  --  (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") 
  2.  (2)  discipline  --  (a  system  of  rules  of  conduct  or  method  of  practice;  "he  quickly  learned  the  discipline  of  prison  routine"  or  "for  such  a  plan  to  work  requires  discipline") 
  3.  (2)  discipline  --  (the  trait  of  being  well  behaved;  "he  insisted  on  discipline  among  the  troops") 
  4.  (1)  discipline  --  (training  to  improve  strength  or  self-control) 
  5.  discipline,  correction  --  (the  act  of  punishing;  "the  offenders  deserved  the  harsh  discipline  they  received") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  discipline 
 
  The  verb  discipline  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  discipline,  train,  check,  condition  --  (train  by  instruction  and  practice;  esp.  to  teach  self-control;  "Parents  must  discipline  their  children";  "Is  this  dog  trained?") 
  2.  discipline,  correct,  sort  out  --  (punish  in  order  to  gain  control  or  enforce  obedience;  "The  teacher  disciplined  the  pupils  rather  frequently") 



discipline definition