conserve vs fritter away

conserve

noun
  • Wilderness where human development is prohibited. 

  • A jam or thick syrup made from fruit. 

verb
  • To protect an environment, heritage, etc. 

  • To remain unchanged during a process 

  • To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative. 

fritter away

verb
  • To squander or waste. 

  • To decrease in an incremental way without hindrance. 

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