erase vs liquidate

erase

verb
  • To kill; assassinate. 

  • To remove a runner from the bases via a double play or pick off play 

  • To obliterate (information) from a storage medium, such as to clear or to overwrite. 

  • To obliterate information from (a storage medium), such as to clear or (with magnetic storage) to demagnetize. 

  • To disregard (a group, an orientation, etc.); to prevent from having an active role in society. 

  • to remove markings or information 

  • To be erased (have markings removed, have information removed, or be cleared of information). 

noun
  • The operation of deleting data. 

liquidate

verb
  • To kill. 

  • To do away with. 

  • To settle (a debt) by paying the outstanding amount. 

  • To settle the affairs of (a company), by using its assets to pay its debts. 

  • To convert (assets) into cash; to redeem. 

  • To determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness); to make the amount of (a debt) clear and certain. 

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