halt vs pronounce

halt

verb
  • To waver. 

  • 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 cause to discontinue. 

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

  • A cessation, either temporary or permanent. 

pronounce

verb
  • To sound like. 

  • To pronounce dead. 

  • To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously. 

  • To pass judgment. 

  • To produce the components of speech. 

  • To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion. 

  • To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate. 

  • To read aloud. 

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