deny vs negate

deny

verb
  • To assert that something is not true. 

  • To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow. 

  • To refuse to give or grant something to someone. 

  • To disallow or reject. 

  • To take something away from someone; to deprive of. 

  • To prevent from scoring. 

negate

verb
  • To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict. 

  • To perform the NOT operation on. 

  • To be negative; bring or cause negative results. 

  • To nullify or cause to be ineffective. 

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