denigrate vs slander

denigrate

verb
  • To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame. 

  • To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage. 

  • To blacken. 

slander

verb
  • To utter a slanderous statement about; baselessly speak ill of. 

  • To poke fun at a certain group of people 

noun
  • A collection of humorous videos intended to poke fun at a certain group of people, such as a community or nation 

  • A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement. 

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