impugn vs refute

impugn

verb
  • To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of. 

refute

verb
  • To deny the truth or correctness of (something). 

  • To prove (something) to be false or incorrect. 

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