imbue vs reject

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. 

reject

verb
  • To refuse a romantic advance. 

  • To refuse to accept. 

  • To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court. 

noun
  • A rejected takeoff. 

  • A rejected defective product in a production line. 

  • Something that is rejected. 

  • An unpopular person. 

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