request vs yearn

request

verb
  • To ask for (something). 

  • To ask (somebody) to do something. 

noun
  • A message sent over a network to a server. 

  • Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence). 

  • Condition of being sought after. 

  • A formal message requesting something. 

yearn

verb
  • To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something. 

  • To make (cheese) from curdled milk. 

  • To long for something in the past with melancholy or nostalgia. 

  • Of milk: to curdle, especially in the cheesemaking process. 

  • Often followed by out: to perform (music) which conveys or say (words) which express strong desire or longing. 

  • Of music, words, etc.: to express strong desire or longing. 

  • To curdle (milk), especially in the cheesemaking process. 

  • Of cheese: to be made from curdled milk. 

noun
  • A strong desire or longing; a yearning, a yen. 

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