discourse vs write

discourse

noun
  • Expression in words, either speech or writing. 

  • A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written. 

  • An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault). 

  • Any rational expression, reason. 

verb
  • To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason. 

  • To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse. 

  • To write or speak formally and at length. 

write

noun
  • The act or style of writing. 

  • The operation of storing data, as in memory or onto disk. 

verb
  • To sell (an option or other derivative). 

  • To paint a religious icon. 

  • To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively. 

  • To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave. 

  • To convey a fact to someone via writing. 

  • To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate. 

  • To show (information, etc) in written form. 

  • To send written information to. 

  • To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.). 

  • To record data mechanically or electronically. 

  • To fill in, to complete using words. 

  • To be an author. 

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