attrit vs withstand

attrit

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

  • To be reduced in quantity through attrition. 

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

  • To wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition. 

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

withstand

verb
  • To resist or endure (something) successfully. 

  • To oppose (something) forcefully. 

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