blemish vs remedy

blemish

noun
  • A moral defect; a character flaw. 

  • A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot. 

verb
  • To tarnish (reputation, character, etc.); to defame. 

  • To spoil the appearance of. 

remedy

noun
  • Something that corrects or counteracts. 

  • A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease. 

  • The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc. 

  • The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong. 

verb
  • To provide or serve as a remedy for. 

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