give way vs secede

give way

verb
  • To be followed, succeeded, or replaced by. 

  • To begin rowing. 

  • To yield to persistent persuasion. 

  • To collapse or break under physical stresses. 

  • To give precedence to other road users. 

  • To allow another person to intervene to make a point or ask a question whilst one is delivering a speech. 

  • To allow the expression of (a pent-up emotion, grief, etc.). 

secede

verb
  • To split from or to withdraw from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation. 

  • To split or to withdraw one or more constituent entities from membership of a political union, an alliance or an organisation. 

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