effect vs raze

effect

verb
  • To make or bring about; to implement. 

noun
  • The result or outcome of a cause. 

  • An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect") 

  • Belongings, usually as personal effects. 

  • Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; with to. 

  • The state of being binding and enforceable, as in a rule, policy, or law. 

  • A scientific phenomenon, usually named after its discoverer. 

  • Execution; performance; realization; operation. 

  • An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument. 

  • Impression left on the mind; sensation produced. 

raze

verb
  • To destroy; to strike out of existence; to obliterate. 

  • To scrape as if with a razor. 

  • To demolish; to level to the ground. 

noun
  • A swinging fence in a watercourse to prevent cattle passing through. 

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