discipline
noun
training to act in accordance with rules; drill.
have disciplined
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present perfectof discipline.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Some argued that CNN should have disciplined him, according to several people with knowledge of internal discussions.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2021
While she was attending the sessions, as though she were a writing fellow, she and her family could have disciplined or overruled him.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 16, 2019
The university said it would not have disciplined McAdams had he not named Abbate or provided her contact information.
From Reuters ● Jul. 6, 2018
"If you're going to buy individual stocks, we believe you should buy companies that are leaders in their industry, have disciplined management teams and have good rates of growth in sales or earnings," Courtney says.
From US News ● Oct. 18, 2016
That hunting-dog which you have disciplined for three months, does it not know more at the end of this time than it knew before your lessons?
From Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire
