immerse vs lavage

immerse

verb
  • To place within a fluid (generally a liquid, but also a gas). 

  • Archimedes determined the volume of objects by immersing them in water. 

  • To involve or engage deeply. 

  • To map into an immersion. 

lavage

verb
  • To wash a hollow organ 

noun
  • A washing. 

  • A washing of a hollow organ. 

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