deny vs rebut

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. 

rebut

verb
  • To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it. 

  • To drive back or beat back; to repulse. 

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