assist vs attend

assist

verb
  • To help. 

  • To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring. 

  • To help compensate for what is missing with the help of a medical technique or therapy. 

noun
  • A decisive pass made to the goal scorer 

  • A helpful action or an act of giving. 

  • A defensive play, allowing a teammate to record a putout. 

attend

verb
  • To turn one's consideration (to); to deal with (a task, problem, concern etc.), to look after. 

  • To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to. 

  • To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; to regularly go to (an event or place). 

  • To wait upon as a servant etc.; to accompany to assist (someone). 

  • To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for. 

  • To go to (a place) for some purpose (with at). 

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