purpose vs waver

purpose

verb
  • To have (an) intention, purpose, or design; to intend; to mean. 

  • To have or set as one's purpose or aim; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan. 

noun
  • meaning for existing or doing something. 

  • Resolution; determination. 

  • Function, role. 

  • The end for which something is done, is made or exists. 

waver

verb
  • To be indecisive between choices; to feel or show doubt or indecision; to vacillate. 

  • To sway back and forth; to totter or reel. 

  • To fluctuate or vary, as commodity prices or a poorly sustained musical pitch. 

  • To shake or tremble, as the hands or voice. 

  • To falter; become unsteady; begin to fail or give way. 

  • To flicker, glimmer, quiver, as a weak light. 

noun
  • Someone who specializes in waving (hair treatment). 

  • Someone who waves, enjoys waving, etc. 

  • An act of wavering, vacillating, etc. 

  • A tool that accomplishes hair waving. 

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