cure vs destroy

cure

verb
  • To bring (a disease or its bad effects) to an end. 

  • To cause to be rid of (a defect). 

  • To bring about a cure of any kind. 

  • To preserve (food), typically by salting. 

  • To prepare or alter especially by chemical or physical processing for keeping or use. 

  • To solidify or gel. 

  • To be undergoing a chemical or physical process for preservation or use. 

  • To restore to health. 

noun
  • Act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to health after a disease, or to soundness after injury. 

  • That which is committed to the charge of a parish priest or of a curate. 

  • A method, device or medication that restores good health. 

  • Spiritual charge; care of soul; the office of a parish priest or of a curate. 

  • A solution to a problem. 

  • A process of solidification or gelling. 

  • A process of preservation, as by smoking. 

  • A process whereby a material is caused to form permanent molecular linkages by exposure to chemicals, heat, pressure and/or weathering. 

destroy

verb
  • To severely disrupt the well-being of (a person); ruin. 

  • To sing a song poorly. 

  • To put down or euthanize. 

  • To remove data. 

  • To exhaust duly and thus recreate or build up. 

  • To penetrate sexually in an aggressive way. 

  • To damage beyond use or repair. 

  • To defeat soundly. 

  • To neutralize, undo a property or condition. 

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