mingle vs schmooze

mingle

noun
  • The act of informally meeting numerous people in a group 

verb
  • To associate or unite in a figurative way, or by ties of relationship 

  • to cause or allow to intermarry 

  • To become mixed or blended. 

  • to intermarry. 

  • To socialize with different people at a social event. 

  • To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate. 

  • To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of. 

  • To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product 

schmooze

noun
  • A casual conversation, especially one held in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection. 

verb
  • To talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection. 

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