negate vs rebut

negate

verb
  • To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict. 

  • To perform the NOT operation on. 

  • To be negative; bring or cause negative results. 

  • To nullify or cause to be ineffective. 

rebut

verb
  • To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it. 

  • To drive back or beat back; to repulse. 

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