repeal vs strip away

repeal

verb
  • To suppress; to repel. 

  • To recall; to summon (a person) again; to bring (a person) back from exile or banishment. 

  • To cancel, invalidate, annul. 

noun
  • An act or instance of repealing. 

strip away

verb
  • To discard or disregard; to ignore (a factor that obscures the reality). 

  • To remove, whether bit by bit or suddenly. 

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