curtail vs generate

curtail

verb
  • To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate. 

  • To limit or restrict, keep in check. 

noun
  • A scroll termination, as of a step, etc. 

generate

verb
  • To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process. 

  • To procreate, beget. 

  • To form a figure from a curve or solid. 

  • To appear or occur; be generated. 

  • To bring into being; give rise to. 

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