run into the ground vs stultify

run into the ground

verb
  • To mismanage to the point of ruin. 

  • To wear out, especially through excessive use. 

  • To discuss ad nauseam. 

stultify

verb
  • To cause to appear foolish. 

  • To deprive of strength or efficacy; make useless or worthless. 

How often have the words run into the ground and stultify occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )