deforestation vs devastation

deforestation

noun
  • The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system. 

  • A transformation to eliminate intermediate data structures within a program. 

devastation

noun
  • The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste. 

  • Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or administrator; devastavit. 

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