choke out vs shatter

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. 

shatter

verb
  • To destroy or disable something. 

  • To smash, or break into tiny pieces. 

  • To dispirit or emotionally defeat. 

  • To violently break something into pieces. 

  • Of seeds: to be dispersed upon ripening. 

noun
  • A (pine) needle. 

  • A form of concentrated cannabis. 

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