discipline (v.) Copy link Outline I. In military sense1. instĭtuo, ui, ūtum, 32. assuēfăcio, fēci, factum, 3 (with some defining word)II. In religious sense • discipline (v.): I. In military sense: 1. instĭtuo, ui, ūtum, 3: soldiers exceedingly well d.d, milites optima disciplina instituti, Liv.: v. to train. 2. assuēfăcio, fēci, factum, 3 (with some defining word): to d. troops, *milites assuefacere in disciplina manere, disciplinam retinere: v. to accustom. II. In religious sense: castīgo, 1: v. to chastise. Phr.: to d. by suffering, doloribus, tribulationibus (Kempis) exercere atque emendare, purgare.