contrive vs sire

contrive

verb
  • To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation. 

  • To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light. 

  • To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise 

sire

verb
  • to father; to beget. 

noun
  • A male animal that has fathered a particular offspring (especially used of domestic animals and/or in biological research). 

  • A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign. 

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