attrit vs devastation

attrit

noun
  • One who voluntarily or involuntarily leaves a company; a termed employee. 

verb
  • To be reduced in quantity through attrition. 

  • To lose, or to kill, troops by attrition due to sustained firepower. 

  • To engage in attrition; to quit or drop out. 

  • To wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition. 

devastation

noun
  • Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit. 

  • The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste. 

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