scarify vs slay

scarify

verb
  • To remove thatch (build-up of organic matter on the soil) from a lawn, to dethatch. 

  • To harrow the feelings. 

  • To break up, loosen, or roughen the surface of a field or road or a hard surface. 

  • To scratch, etch, burn, or cut designs into one's skin as a form of body modification. 

  • To damage the testa (seed coat) of a seed by cutting, scraping, chemicals, hot water, or fire to allow permeation of water and faster germination. 

  • To make scratches or cuts on. 

slay

verb
  • To eradicate or stamp out. 

  • To defeat; to overcome (in a competition or contest). 

  • To kill; to murder. 

  • To amaze, stun, or otherwise incapacitate by excellence; to excel at something. 

  • To have sex with. 

  • To delight or overwhelm, especially with laughter. 

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