choke out vs ravage

choke out

verb
  • To destroy (something) by depriving it of a vital resource. 

  • To cause (a person) to lose consciousness by applying a chokehold. 

  • To say (something) with difficulty, while or as if choking. 

  • To extinguish (fire) (by depriving it of oxygen or fuel). 

  • To prevent (light) from passing through. 

  • To prevent (something) from growing by overwhelming it or robbing it of nutrients. 

ravage

verb
  • To devastate or destroy something. 

  • To have vigorous sexual intercourse with. 

  • To pillage or sack something, to lay waste to something. 

  • To rape. 

  • To wreak destruction. 

noun
  • Depredation or devastation. 

  • Grievous damage or havoc. 

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