deny vs divest

deny

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

  • 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 prevent from scoring. 

divest

verb
  • To strip, deprive, or dispossess (someone) of something (such as a right, passion, privilege, or prejudice). 

  • To sell off or be rid of through sale, especially of a subsidiary. 

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