counsel vs intimate

counsel

verb
  • To give advice, especially professional advice, to (somebody). 

  • To recommend (a course of action). 

noun
  • A lawyer, as in King's Counsel (KC) or Queen's Counsel (QC). 

  • The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation. 

  • Exercise of judgment; prudence. 

  • Advice; guidance. 

  • Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan. 

intimate

verb
  • To suggest or disclose (something) discreetly. 

  • To notify. 

noun
  • A very close friend. 

  • Women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store. 

adj
  • Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know. 

  • Closely acquainted; familiar. 

  • Very finely mixed. 

  • Of or involved in a sexual relationship. 

  • Personal; private. 

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