anoint vs grease

anoint

verb
  • To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil. 

  • To choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position, especially formally or officially, or as an intended successor. 

  • To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration. 

  • To mark somebody as an official ruler, especially a king or queen, as a part of a religious ceremony. 

grease

verb
  • To put grease or fat on something, especially in order to lubricate. 

  • To kill, murder. 

  • To cause to go easily; to facilitate. 

  • To affect (a horse) with grease, the disease. 

  • To perform a landing extraordinarily smoothly. 

  • To bribe. 

noun
  • Any oily or fatty matter. 

  • Shorn but not yet cleansed wool. 

  • bribe money. 

  • Inflammation of a horse's heels, also known as scratches or pastern dermatitis. 

  • Animal fat in a melted or soft state. 

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