slake vs starve

slake

verb
  • To cool (something) with water or another liquid. 

  • To satisfy (thirst, or other desires). 

  • To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place. 

  • To besmear. 

  • To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place. 

noun
  • A sloppy mess. 

starve

verb
  • To kill with cold; to (cause to) die from cold. 

  • To die because of lack of food or of not eating. 

  • To destroy, make capitulate or at least make suffer by deprivation, notably of food. 

  • To deteriorate for want of any essential thing. 

  • To be very hungry. 

  • To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component. 

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