besmirch vs pollute

besmirch

verb
  • To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation. 

  • To make dirty. 

pollute

verb
  • To corrupt or profane 

  • To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonour. 

  • To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product. 

  • To make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor. 

adj
  • Polluted; defiled. 

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