defy vs stick to

defy

verb
  • To refuse to obey. 

  • To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition). 

  • To not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations. 

stick to

verb
  • To persist; to continue (to use, do, etc.) 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stick, to. 

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