ablate vs desiccate

ablate

verb
  • To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization. 

  • To undergo ablation; to become melted or evaporated and removed at a high temperature. 

desiccate

verb
  • To remove moisture from; to dry. 

  • To preserve by drying. 

  • To become dry; to dry up. 

noun
  • A substance which has been desiccated, that is, had its moisture removed. 

adj
  • Having had moisture removed; dehydrated, desiccated. 

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