specialize vs suppress

specialize

verb
  • To specify: to mention specifically. 

  • To become distinct or separate from what is common 

  • To focus one's study upon a particular skill, field, topic, or genre. 

  • To make distinct or separate due to form or function. 

  • To narrow in scope. 

  • To be known or notorious for some specialty. 

  • To focus one's business upon a particular item or service. 

suppress

verb
  • To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue. 

  • To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained. 

  • To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression. 

  • To prevent publication. 

  • To stop or prevent the enemy from executing unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others. 

  • To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind. 

  • To stop a flow or stream. 

  • To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal. 

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