except vs exclude

except

verb
  • To exclude; to specify as being an exception. 

  • To take exception, to object (to or against). 

prep
  • with the exception of; but. 

conj
  • With the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated. 

exclude

verb
  • To omit from consideration. 

  • To expel; to put out. 

  • To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out. 

  • To refuse to accept (evidence) as valid. 

  • To eliminate from diagnostic consideration. 

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