devour vs diet

devour

verb
  • To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously. 

  • To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze. 

  • To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste. 

  • To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner. 

diet

verb
  • To regulate the food of (someone); to put on a diet. 

  • To modify one's food and beverage intake so as to decrease or increase body weight or influence health. 

adj
  • Containing less fat, salt, sugar, or calories than normal, or claimed to have such. 

  • Having certain traits subtracted. 

noun
  • A council or assembly of leaders; a formal deliberative assembly. 

  • Any habitual intake or consumption. 

  • A session of exams 

  • A controlled regimen of food and drink, as to gain or lose weight or otherwise influence health. 

  • The proceedings under a criminal libel. 

  • A clerical or ecclesiastical function in Scotland. 

  • The food and beverage a person or animal consumes. 

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