1. To punish someone as a way of making sure that certain rules or orders are obeyed: The soldier was being disciplined for not following the commands of his captain.
2. To train oneself to do something by controlling his or her behavior: Sharon said that she was disciplining herself to eat less and to exercise more often.

The students were determined to discipline themselves by learning at least five new vocabulary words each day and to have the highest scores on the weekly tests that will include those words.

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Relating to showing orderliness and control in the way something is done or someone behaves: Joe has an orderly and disciplined mind.

Henry has a more disciplined approach to the problem than the other members of the group.