repudiate vs stand by

repudiate

verb
  • To refuse to have anything to do with; to disown. 

  • To be repudiated. 

  • To reject the truth or validity of; to deny. 

  • To refuse to pay or honor (a debt). 

stand by

verb
  • To do nothing. To be inactive in a situation. 

  • To wait in expectation of some event; to be ready. 

  • To support; to continue to support despite things being bad. 

  • To remain loyal or faithful to. 

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