fate vs risk

fate

noun
  • The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause. 

  • An event or a situation which is inevitable in the fullness of time. 

  • The mature endpoint of a region, group of cells or individual cell in an embryo, including all changes leading to that mature endpoint 

  • Destiny; often with a connotation of death, ruin, misfortune, etc. 

  • The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events. 

  • The products of a chemical reaction in their final form in the biosphere. 

verb
  • To foreordain or predetermine, to make inevitable. 

risk

noun
  • A thing (from the perspective of how likely or unlikely it is to cause an adverse effect). 

  • A possible adverse event or outcome. 

  • A borrower (such as a mortgage-holder or person with a credit card). 

  • An entity insured by an insurer. 

  • The potential negative effect of an event, determined by multiplying the likelihood of the event occurring with its magnitude should it occur. 

  • The magnitude of possible loss consequent to a decision or event. 

  • The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event. 

  • A type of adverse event covered under an insurance policy. 

  • A financial product (typically an investment). 

verb
  • To incur risk as a result of (doing something). 

  • To incur risk of harming or jeopardizing. 

  • To incur risk of (something). 

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