Word

discipline, v.
(disciplined, disciplines, disciplining)
freq. cnt. 4

develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

check condition discipline train

sample sentences

"Parents must discipline their children"
"Is this dog trained?"

verb frames

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Somebody ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

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verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

trainee

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

discipline

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

conditioner

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

check

semantic pointers

hypernym

develop, make grow

hyponym

mortify

verb group

prepare, train, groom

punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience
<verb.social>

correct discipline sort out

sample sentences

"The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

discipline

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

corrigible corrective correction

semantic pointers

hypernym

punish, penalize, penalise