divest vs imbue

divest

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

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

imbue

verb
  • In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality. 

  • To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality. 

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