linger vs prevail

linger

verb
  • To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion. 

  • To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually. 

  • To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so. 

prevail

verb
  • To succeed in persuading or inducing. 

  • To be current, widespread, or predominant; to have currency or prevalence. 

  • To be superior in strength, dominance, influence, or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others. 

  • To triumph; to be victorious. 

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