discard vs scrutinize

discard

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. 

verb
  • To throw away, to reject. 

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

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

scrutinize

verb
  • To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws. 

  • To audit accounts etc in order to verify them. 

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