conduct vs maroon

conduct

verb
  • To carry out (something organized) 

  • To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition. 

  • To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.) 

  • To behave. 

  • To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks) 

  • To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry. 

noun
  • Plot. 

  • Behaviour; the manner of behaving. 

  • Skillful guidance or management. 

  • The act or method of controlling or directing. 

maroon

verb
  • To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island. 

noun
  • A rich dark red, somewhat brownish, color. 

  • A rocket-propelled firework or skyrocket, often one used as a signal (e.g. to summon the crew of a lifeboat or warn of an air raid). 

  • A castaway; a person who has been marooned. 

  • An idiot; a fool. 

  • An escaped negro of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person. 

adj
  • Of a maroon color 

  • Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples. 

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