recant vs repeal

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. 

repeal

verb
  • To cancel, invalidate, annul. 

  • To recall; to summon (a person) again; to bring (a person) back from exile or banishment. 

  • To suppress; to repel. 

noun
  • An act or instance of repealing. 

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