operate vs put through

operate

verb
  • To produce, as an effect; to cause. 

  • To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits. 

  • To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc. 

  • To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power or influence. 

  • To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act. 

  • To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially (medicine) to take appropriate effect on the human system. 

  • To put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to work. 

put through

verb
  • to cause to endure 

  • To pass the ball to (someone) giving them a one-on-one scoring opportunity. 

  • To smash (e.g. a window) so as to create an opening. 

  • To connect (a telephone caller with intended callee). 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, through. 

noun
  • A transaction by a broker outside the stock exchange, bringing a buyer and seller together. 

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