allay vs disturb

allay

verb
  • To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate. 

  • To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm. 

noun
  • Alleviation; abatement; check. 

disturb

verb
  • to divert, redirect, or alter by disturbing. 

  • to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids. 

  • to have a negative emotional impact; to cause emotional distress or confusion. 

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