contrive vs destine

contrive

verb
  • To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise 

  • To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation. 

  • To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light. 

destine

verb
  • to preordain 

  • to assign something (especially finance) for a particular use 

  • to have a particular destination 

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