erase vs wipe out

erase

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

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

  • To kill; assassinate. 

  • 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. 

wipe out

verb
  • To physically erase (writing, computer data, etc.). 

  • To crash; to fall over (especially in board sports such as surfing, skateboarding, etc.). 

  • To do away with; to cause to disappear. 

  • To destroy (especially, a large number of people or things); to obliterate. 

  • To knock (a surfer) off their board. 

  • To fall off one's surfboard. 

  • To exhaust; to tire out. 

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