Disciplining

verb

Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.verbTo train someone by instruction and practice.

2.verbTo teach someone to obey authority.

3.verbTo punish someone in order to (re)gain control.

4.verbTo impose order on someone.

5.nounThe use of punishment to compel behavior.

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