know vs sentient

know

noun
  • Knowledge; the state of knowing. 

  • Knowledge; the state of knowing; now confined to the fixed phrase ‘in the know’ 

verb
  • To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that. 

  • To experience. 

  • To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study. 

  • To be or become aware or cognizant. 

  • To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music). 

  • To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered. 

  • To be aware of; to be cognizant of. 

  • To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change. 

  • To have knowledge; to have information, be informed. 

sentient

noun
  • An intelligent, self-aware being. 

  • Lifeform with the capability to feel sensation, such as pain. 

adj
  • Experiencing sensation, thought, or feeling. 

  • Possessing human-like awareness and intelligence. 

  • Able to consciously perceive through the use of sense faculties. 

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