conserve vs protect

conserve

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. 

noun
  • Wilderness where human development is prohibited. 

  • A jam or thick syrup made from fruit. 

protect

verb
  • To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to. 

  • To book a passenger on a later flight if there is a chance they will not be able to board their earlier reserved flight. 

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