dare vs sell

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. 

sell

verb
  • To trick, cheat, or manipulate someone. 

  • To be sold. 

  • To promote a particular viewpoint. 

  • To work as a prostitute. 

  • To betray for money or other things. 

  • To promote a product or service. 

  • To pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act. 

  • To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money. 

noun
  • An act of selling; sale. 

  • The promotion of an idea for acceptance. 

  • An easy task. 

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