imbrue vs macerate

imbrue

verb
  • To stain (in, with, blood, slaughter, etc.). 

macerate

verb
  • To soften (something) or separate it into pieces by soaking it in a heated or unheated liquid. 

noun
  • A macerated substance. 

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