disciplined
adjective
[ ˈdɪsəplɪnd ]
• showing a controlled form of behaviour or way of working.
• "a disciplined approach to management"
discipline
verb
• train (someone) to obey rules or a code of behaviour, using punishment to correct disobedience.
• "many parents have been afraid to discipline their children"
Similar:
train,
drill,
teach,
school,
coach,
educate,
regiment,
indoctrinate,
lay down the law to someone,
bring into line,
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘mortification by scourging oneself’): via Old French from Latin disciplina ‘instruction, knowledge’, from discipulus (see disciple).
