permit vs suppress

permit

verb
  • To allow, to admit (of). 

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

  • To allow for, to make something possible. 

  • 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. 

suppress

verb
  • To put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue. 

  • To forbid the use of evidence at trial because it is improper or was improperly obtained. 

  • To restrain or repress, such as laughter or an expression. 

  • To prevent publication. 

  • To stop or prevent the enemy from executing unwanted activities like firing, regrouping, observation or others. 

  • To exclude undesirable thoughts from one's mind. 

  • To stop a flow or stream. 

  • To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal. 

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