confound vs school

confound

verb
  • To defeat, to frustrate, to thwart. 

  • To combine in a confused fashion; to mingle so as to make the parts indistinguishable. 

  • To stun or amaze. 

  • To make something worse. 

  • To cause to be ashamed; to abash. 

  • To fail to see the difference; to mix up; to confuse right and wrong. 

  • To perplex or puzzle. 

noun
  • A confounding variable. 

school

verb
  • To defeat emphatically, to teach an opponent a harsh lesson. 

  • To educate, teach, or train (often, but not necessarily, in a school). 

  • To control, or compose, one’s expression. 

  • To form into, or travel in, a school. 

noun
  • The time during which classes are attended or in session in an educational institution. 

  • An establishment offering specialized instruction, as for driving, cooking, typing, coding, etc. 

  • The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice, sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age. 

  • A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales. 

  • An educational institution providing primary and secondary education, prior to tertiary education (college or university). 

  • An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution. 

  • The followers of a particular doctrine; a particular way of thinking or particular doctrine; a school of thought. 

  • At Eton College, a period or session of teaching. 

  • The room or hall in English universities where the examinations for degrees and honours are held. 

  • A multitude. 

  • An art movement, a community of artists. 

  • Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area. 

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