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Adjective: disciplined  di-su-plund
  1. Obeying the rules
     
  2. Trained mentally or physically by instruction or exercise
    "the beautiful coordination of his disciplined muscles"; "a disciplined mind"
Verb: discipline  di-su-plin
  1. Develop (a child's or animal's) behaviour by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
    "Parents must discipline their children";
    - train, check, condition
     
  2. Punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
    "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently";
    - correct, sort out

See also: controlled, trained

Type of: develop, make grow, penalise [Brit], penalize, punish, sanction

Encyclopedia: Discipline, Ecclesiastical