rule out vs shut out

rule out

verb
  • To disallow. 

  • To reject an option from a list of possibilities. 

  • To make something impossible. 

  • To cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler. 

  • To make unavailable. 

shut out

verb
  • To prevent from scoring; to perform a shutout. 

  • To hide from sight. 

  • To refuse to be open and vulnerable toward. 

  • To prevent from entering; to block or exclude. 

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