Dis·ci·pline v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disciplined p. pr. & vb. n. Disciplining.]
1. To educate; to develop by instruction and exercise; to train.
2. To accustom to regular and systematic action; to bring under control so as to act systematically; to train to act together under orders; to teach subordination to; to form a habit of obedience in; to drill.
Ill armed, and worse disciplined. --Clarendon.
His mind . . . imperfectly disciplined by nature. --Macaulay.
3. To improve by corrective and penal methods; to chastise; to correct.
Has he disciplined Aufidius soundly? --Shak.
4. To inflict ecclesiastical censures and penalties upon.
Syn: -- To train; form; teach; instruct; bring up; regulate; correct; chasten; chastise; punish.
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