attain vs recede

attain

verb
  • To gain (an object or desired result). 

  • To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.). 

  • To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc. 

recede

verb
  • To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor. 

  • To take back. 

  • To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. 

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