cede vs defy

cede

verb
  • To give up; yield to another. 

  • To give way. 

defy

verb
  • To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition). 

  • To refuse to obey. 

  • To not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations. 

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