contrive vs fashion

contrive

verb
  • To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation. 

  • To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light. 

  • To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise 

fashion

verb
  • To make, build or construct, especially in a crude or improvised way. 

noun
  • Popular trends. 

  • The make or form of anything; the style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model; workmanship; execution. 

  • A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons. 

  • A style or manner in which something is done. 

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