reconstruct vs wreck

reconstruct

verb
  • To construct again; to restore. 

  • To attempt to understand an event by recreating or talking through the circumstances. 

wreck

verb
  • To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts. 

  • To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless. 

  • To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on. 

  • To be involved in a wreck; to be damaged or destroyed. 

  • To ruin or dilapidate. 

noun
  • A large number of birds that have been brought to the ground, injured or dead, by extremely adverse weather. 

  • Something or someone that has been ruined. 

  • The remains of something that has been severely damaged or worn down. 

  • A shipwreck: an event in which a ship is heavily damaged or destroyed. 

  • Goods, etc. cast ashore by the sea after a shipwreck. 

  • An event in which something is damaged through collision. 

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