admit vs discard

admit

verb
  • To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to). 

  • To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration 

  • To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ of). 

  • To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise. 

  • To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment. 

  • To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted. 

discard

verb
  • To throw away, to reject. 

  • To make a discard; to throw out a card. 

  • To dismiss from employment, confidence, or favour; to discharge. 

noun
  • A temporary variable used to receive a value of no importance and unable to be read later. 

  • Anything discarded. 

  • A discarded playing card in a card game. 

How often have the words admit and discard occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )