advocate vs say

advocate

verb
  • To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly. 

  • To appeal from an inferior court to the Court of Session. 

  • To engage in advocacy. 

  • To call a case before itself for decision. 

  • To encourage support for something. 

noun
  • A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves. 

  • A person who speaks in support of something, or someone. 

  • Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel. 

  • Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. 

say

verb
  • To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply. 

  • Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis. 

  • To tell, either verbally or in writing. 

  • To indicate in a written form. 

  • To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact. 

  • To recite. 

  • To pronounce. 

  • To try; to assay. 

  • To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker. 

adv
  • Pick a color you think they'd like, say, peach. 

  • For example; let us assume. 

intj
  • Used to gain someone's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion 

noun
  • Tried quality; temper; proof. 

  • A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision. 

  • Essay; trial; attempt. 

  • Trial by sample; assay; specimen. 

  • A strainer for milk. 

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