boilerplate vs practise

boilerplate

verb
  • To store (standard text) so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse. 

adj
  • Describing text or other material of a standard or routine nature. 

  • Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures. 

noun
  • A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler. 

  • Syndicated material. 

  • The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882). 

  • Standard text or program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor; text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels. 

  • Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous to ski on. 

  • Formulaic or hackneyed language. 

  • A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements. 

practise

verb
  • To repeat an activity in this way. 

  • To make use of; to employ. 

  • To teach or accustom by practice; to train. 

  • To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity. 

  • To put into practice; to carry out; to act upon; to commit; to execute; to do. 

  • To perform or observe in a habitual fashion. 

  • To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine). 

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