con vs dare

con

verb
  • To trick or defraud, usually for personal gain. 

  • To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart. 

noun
  • The conversion of part of a building. 

  • A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain. 

  • An organized gathering, such as a convention, conference, or congress. 

  • A convicted criminal, a convict. 

  • A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros). 

  • A political conservative. 

dare

verb
  • To defy or challenge (someone to do something) 

  • To terrify; to daunt. 

  • To have enough courage (to do something). 

  • To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to 

  • To catch (larks) by producing terror through the use of mirrors, scarlet cloth, a hawk, etc., so that they lie still till a net is thrown over them. 

noun
  • The quality of daring; venturesomeness; boldness. 

  • A challenge to prove courage. 

  • In the game truth or dare, the choice to perform a dare set by the other players. 

  • A small fish, the dace 

  • Defiance; challenge. 

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