discontinue vs halt

discontinue

verb
  • To consciously cease the ingestion or administration of (a pharmaceutical drug). 

  • To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying. 

halt

verb
  • To cause to discontinue. 

  • To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification. 

  • To bring to a stop. 

  • To limp; move with a limping gait. 

  • To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer. 

  • To falter. 

  • To stop marching. 

  • To stop either temporarily or permanently. 

  • To waver. 

noun
  • A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom. 

  • A cessation, either temporary or permanent. 

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