Yes.
A possible meaning is to punish someone.
It is the same word discipline.
Yes, the word discipline is a noun as well as a verb; for example: Noun: Athletes learn discipline to complete tedious training routines. Noun: He runs his business with strict military discipline. Verb: If students can discipline themselves, they can complete their work quickly. The noun forms for the verb to discipline are discipliner, one who disciplines; and the gerund, disciplining.
The word discipline is a noun as well as a verb; for example: Noun: Athletes learn discipline to complete tedious training routines. Noun: He runs his business with strict military discipline. Verb: If students can discipline themselves, they can complete their work quickly. The noun forms for the verb to discipline are discipliner, one who disciplines; and the gerund, disciplining.
The word "discipline" derives from an old verb meaning "to learn."
The Hebrew noun 'musar' and verb 'yasar' are used for 'discipline, chastisement, correction, exhortation'. The Greek Septuagint and the Christian Greek scriptures, use the Greek noun "paideia" (verb: 'paideuo') which carries the same meaning, and is drawn from the term for 'child'(pais) because of the 'instruction, education, correction, discipline' needed to raise children.
The other word for self discipline is Sanyam (Sanskrit word)
discipline (fem.) is a French word as well.
The opposite word in Hindi for discipline is अनुशासन हानि (anushasan hani), which means lack of discipline or indiscipline.
The Latin equivalent of the English noun 'discipline' is disciplina. It's a feminine gender noun. It may be used to mean 'discipline' in the sense of 'body of knowledge'. It also may be used to mean 'discipline' in the sense of 'ordered way of life'. A Latin equivalent of the English verb 'to discipline' is exerceo, exercere. The Latin verb means 'to discipline' in the sense of 'to exercise, train'. Another equivalent is instituo, instituere. The Latin verb literally means 'to put in place'. But one of its looser translations is 'to train'.
The word "discipline" comes third alphabetically out of the given words: disclaim, disclose, discipline.
the word were is a LINKING VERB.
The word 'be' is indeed a verb.