devour vs spit out

devour

verb
  • 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. 

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

spit out

verb
  • To say reluctantly (see also spit it out). 

  • To rap; to repeat verses passionately or intensely. 

  • To say scornfully. 

  • To eject. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see spit, out. 

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