desecrate vs injure

desecrate

verb
  • To change in an inappropriate and destructive manner. 

  • To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something. 

  • To remove the consecration from someone or something; to deconsecrate. 

adj
  • Desecrated. 

injure

verb
  • To damage or impair. 

  • To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature. 

  • To do injustice to. 

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