paralyse vs petrify

paralyse

verb
  • To make unable to move; to immobilize. 

  • To afflict with paralysis. 

  • To make unable to function properly. 

petrify

verb
  • To immobilize with fright. 

  • To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrification. 

  • To produce rigidity akin to stone. 

  • To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits. 

  • To harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals. 

  • To become stony, callous, or obdurate. 

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