impeach vs impugn

impeach

verb
  • To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question. 

  • To bring a legal proceeding against a public official. 

  • To hinder, impede, or prevent. 

  • To demonstrate in court that a testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same person, usually one taken during deposition. 

impugn

verb
  • To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of. 

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