deny vs rubber stamp

deny

verb
  • To assert that something is not true. 

  • To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow. 

  • To refuse to give or grant something to someone. 

  • To disallow or reject. 

  • To take something away from someone; to deprive of. 

  • To prevent from scoring. 

rubber stamp

adj
  • Of a person, organisation, or process, making decisions or approving matters routinely or without real power. 

verb
  • To process, approve or decide matters routinely rather than through careful consideration. 

noun
  • A person or organisation that approves, routinely or as a formality, matters decided by some other person or organisation. 

  • A piece of rubber or similar material with a design or text carved or molded for the purpose of transferring ink or dye to imprint that design on another object. 

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