validate vs verify

validate

verb
  • To check or prove the validity of; verify. 

  • To have its validity successfully proven. 

  • To render valid. 

verify

verb
  • To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something. 

  • To substantiate or prove the truth of something. 

  • To affirm something formally, under oath. 

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