construct vs desolate

construct

verb
  • To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques. 

  • To build or form (something) by assembling parts. 

  • To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas. 

noun
  • A concept or model. 

  • Something constructed from parts. 

  • A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue. 

desolate

verb
  • To devastate or lay waste somewhere. 

  • To abandon or forsake something. 

  • To deprive of inhabitants. 

  • To make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless. 

adj
  • Made unfit for habitation or use because of neglect, destruction etc. 

  • Barren and lifeless. 

  • Dismal or dreary. 

  • Deserted and devoid of inhabitants. 

  • Sad, forlorn and hopeless. 

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