embalm vs marinate

embalm

verb
  • To perfume or add fragrance to something. 

  • To preserve. 

  • To treat a corpse with preservatives in order to prevent decomposition. 

marinate

verb
  • To allow a sauce or flavoring mixture to absorb into something; to steep or soak something in a marinade to flavor or prepare it for cooking. 

  • Of ideas or feelings, to mentally develop over time 

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