discipline

/ˈdɪsəplɪn/ verb [T]

Translation

PUNISH › to punish someone

ceza vermek, disipline sokmak

[often passive] He was disciplined for missing a training session.701

CONTROL › to teach someone to behave in a controlled way

terbiye etmek, düzgün davranmayı öğretmek

[often reflexive] You have to learn to discipline yourself.11241872

(Definition of discipline verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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