glimpse vs portray

glimpse

verb
  • To appear by glimpses. 

  • To see or view briefly or incompletely. 

noun
  • A brief look, glance, or peek. 

  • A sudden flash. 

  • A faint idea; an inkling. 

portray

verb
  • To represent by an image or look. 

  • To play a role; to depict a character, person, situation, or event. 

  • To describe in words; to convey. 

  • To paint or draw the likeness of. 

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