contend vs harmonize

contend

verb
  • To believe (something is reasonable) and argue (for it); to advocate. 

  • To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight. 

  • To be in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue. 

  • To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend. 

  • contend with: To try to cope with a difficulty or problem. 

harmonize

verb
  • To bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible. 

  • To provide parts to. 

  • To provide the harmony for a melody. 

  • To be in harmonious agreement. 

  • To play or sing in harmony. 

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