assassinate vs electrocute

assassinate

verb
  • To murder someone, especially an important person, by a sudden or obscure attack, especially for ideological or political reasons. 

  • To harm, ruin, or defame severely or destroy by treachery, slander, libel, or obscure attack. 

electrocute

verb
  • To kill by electric shock. 

  • To execute by electric shock, often by means of an electric chair. 

  • To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon. 

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