permit vs stymie

permit

verb
  • To allow for, to make something possible. 

  • To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. 

  • To allow, to admit (of). 

  • To grant formal authorization for (something). 

  • To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something). 

  • To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. 

noun
  • A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus. 

  • An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal. 

  • A learner's permit. 

stymie

verb
  • To bring into the position of, or impede by, a stymie. 

  • To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck. 

noun
  • A situation where an opponent's ball is directly in the way of one's own ball and the hole, on the putting green (abolished 1952). 

  • An obstacle or obstruction. 

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