offer vs possess

offer

verb
  • To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down. 

  • To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest. 

  • To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten. 

  • To happen, to present itself. 

  • To place (something) in a position where it can be added to an existing mechanical assembly. 

  • To propose or express one's willingness (to do something). 

  • To present (something) to God or gods as a gesture of worship, or for a sacrifice. 

  • To bid, as a price, reward, or wages. 

noun
  • An invitation to enter into a binding contract communicated to another party which contains terms sufficiently definite to create an enforceable contract if the other party accepts the invitation. 

  • Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered. 

  • A proposal that has been made. 

possess

verb
  • To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to own. 

  • To dominate sexually; to have sexual intercourse with. 

  • To have control or possession of, but not to own (a chattel or an interest in land). 

  • Of an idea, thought, etc.: to dominate (someone's mind); to strongly influence. 

  • Of a person: to control or dominate (oneself or someone, or one's own or someone's heart, mind, etc.). 

  • To inhabit or occupy a place. 

  • Of a supernatural entity, especially one regarded as evil: to take control of (an animal or person's body or mind). 

  • To dominate (a person) sexually; to have sexual intercourse with (a person). 

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