desert vs evacuate

desert

verb
  • To leave (anything that depends on one's presence to survive, exist, or succeed), especially when contrary to a promise or obligation; to abandon; to forsake. 

  • To leave one's duty or post, especially to leave a military or naval unit without permission. 

noun
  • That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward. 

  • A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland. 

  • Any barren place or situation. 

adj
  • Usually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited. 

evacuate

verb
  • To cause (or help) to leave or withdraw from. 

  • To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the contents of a vessel, or of the bowels. 

  • To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of, including to create a vacuum. 

  • To leave or withdraw from; to quit; to retire from 

  • To make empty; to deprive. 

  • To make void; to nullify; to vacate. 

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