drive out vs preserve

drive out

verb
  • to push or to pull, i.e. to force, (someone or something) out of somewhere 

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

preserve

noun
  • An activity with restricted access. 

  • A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits. 

  • A reservation, a nature preserve. 

verb
  • To save from decay by the use of some preservative substance, such as sugar or salt; to season and prepare (fruits, meat, etc.) for storage. 

  • To maintain throughout; to keep intact. 

  • To protect; to keep from harm or injury. 

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