litigate vs strive

litigate

verb
  • To dispute; to fight over. 

  • To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit. 

  • To contest in law. 

strive

verb
  • To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute; to contend; to contest. 

  • To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently. 

  • To vie; to compete as a rival. 

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