condone vs recant

condone

verb
  • To allow, accept or permit (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked). 

  • To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked). 

  • To forgive (marital infidelity or other marital offense). 

recant

verb
  • To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly. 

  • To give a new cant (slant, angle) to something, in particular railway track on a curve. 

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