act vs repose

act

verb
  • To do something. 

  • Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly). 

  • To perform a theatrical role. 

  • To play (a role). 

  • To convey an appearance of being. 

  • To map via a homomorphism to a group of automorphisms (of). 

  • To feign. 

  • To have an effect (on). 

  • To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time. 

  • To do something that causes a change binding on the doer. 

noun
  • A product of a legislative body, a statute. 

  • A display of behaviour. 

  • A display of behaviour meant to deceive. 

  • A division of a theatrical performance. 

  • Something done once and for all, as distinguished from a work. 

  • Any organized activity. 

  • A performer or performers in a show. 

  • A formal or official record of something done. 

  • The process of doing something. 

  • A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student. 

  • Something done, a deed. 

repose

verb
  • To reside in something. 

  • To die, especially of a saint. 

  • To pose again. 

  • To compose; to make tranquil. 

  • To remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms. 

  • To lie at rest; to rest. 

  • To lay, to set down. 

  • To lie; to be supported. 

  • To place, have, or rest; to set; to entrust. 

noun
  • A form of visual harmony that gives rest to the eye. 

  • quietness; ease; peace; calmness. 

  • The period between eruptions of a volcano. 

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