abuse vs care

abuse

noun
  • Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom. 

  • Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment. 

  • Misuse; improper use; perversion. 

  • Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies. 

  • Violation; defilement; rape; forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another, often on a repeated basis. 

verb
  • To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly. 

  • To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually. 

  • To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert 

  • To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage. 

care

noun
  • The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession). 

  • Maintenance, upkeep. 

  • Worry. 

  • The state of being cared for by others. 

  • Close attention; concern; responsibility. 

  • The object of watchful attention or anxiety. 

verb
  • To mind; to object. 

  • To want, to desire; to like; to be inclined towards. 

  • To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about). 

  • (with for) To look after or look out for. 

  • For it to matter to, or make any difference to. 

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