activate vs institute

activate

verb
  • To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable. 

  • To organize or create a military unit or station. 

  • To bring a player back after an injury. 

  • To render a substance radioactive. 

  • To hasten a chemical reaction, especially by heating. 

  • To render more reactive; excite. 

  • To remove the limitations of demoware by providing a license; to unlock. 

  • To render a molecule reactive, active, or effective in performing its function. 

  • To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate. 

  • To aerate in order to aid decomposition of organic matter. 

institute

verb
  • To begin or initiate (something); to found. 

  • To invest with the spiritual charge of a benefice, or the care of souls. 

  • To nominate; to appoint. 

noun
  • An organization founded to promote a cause 

  • The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation. 

  • An institution of learning; a college, especially for technical subjects 

  • The building housing such an institution 

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