apportion vs reject

apportion

verb
  • To divide and distribute portions of a whole. 

  • Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally. 

reject

verb
  • To refuse a romantic advance. 

  • To refuse to accept. 

  • To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court. 

noun
  • A rejected takeoff. 

  • A rejected defective product in a production line. 

  • Something that is rejected. 

  • An unpopular person. 

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