espouse vs oppose

espouse

verb
  • To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause). 

  • To become/get married to. 

oppose

verb
  • To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against. 

  • To object to. 

  • To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit. 

  • To present or set up in opposition; to pose. 

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