repulse vs succumb

repulse

verb
  • To reject or rebuff. 

  • To repel or drive back. 

  • To cause revulsion in. 

noun
  • the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed 

  • refusal, rejection or repulsion 

succumb

verb
  • To give up, or give in. 

  • To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire. 

  • To die. 

  • To overwhelm or bring down. 

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