crosscut vs isolate

crosscut

verb
  • To cut across something. 

  • To cut (wood, lumber) across the grain. 

  • To cut repeatedly between two concurrent scenes. 

noun
  • A crosswise cut. 

  • A shortcut. 

  • A crosscut saw. 

  • A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another. 

  • An instance of filmic crosscutting. 

isolate

verb
  • To set apart or cut off from others. 

  • To self-isolate. 

  • To separate a pure strain of bacteria etc. from a mixed culture. 

  • To separate a substance in pure form from a mixture. 

  • To insulate, or make free of external influence. 

  • To insulate an electrical component from a source of electricity. 

  • To place in quarantine or isolation. 

noun
  • Something that has been isolated. 

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