erasement vs wasting

erasement

noun

  • erasure; obliteration 

wasting

noun

  • The act by which something is laid waste; destruction. 

  • Gradual deterioration or wasting away. 

adj

  • Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass. 

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