realize vs shirk

realize

verb
  • To acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get 

  • To become aware of (a fact or situation, especially of something that has been true for a long time). 

  • To cause to seem real to other people. 

  • To turn an abstract linguistic object into actual language, especially said of a phoneme's conversion into speech sound. 

  • To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into reality; to bring into real existence 

  • To convert any kind of property into money, especially property representing investments, such as shares, bonds, etc. 

  • To sense vividly or strongly; to make one's own in thought or experience. 

shirk

verb
  • To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation. 

  • To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from. 

  • To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away. 

noun
  • One who shirks, who avoids a duty or responsibility. 

  • The unforgivable sin of idolatry. 

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