axe vs withdraw

axe

verb
  • To lay off, terminate or drastically reduce, especially in a rough or ruthless manner; to cancel. 

  • To furnish with an axle. 

  • To fell or chop with an axe. 

noun
  • A position, interest, or reason in buying and selling stock, often with ulterior motives. 

  • An ancient weapon consisting of a head that has one or two blades and a long handle. 

  • A dismissal or rejection. 

  • A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it. 

  • A drastic reduction or cutback. 

  • A gigging musician's particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz. 

withdraw

verb
  • To stop (a course of action, proceedings, etc.) 

  • To take away or take back (something previously given or permitted); to remove, to retract. 

  • To take back (a comment, something written, etc.); to recant, to retract. 

  • To remove (someone or (reflexive, archaic) oneself) from a position or situation; specifically (military), to remove (soldiers) from a battle or position where they are stationed. 

  • To distract or divert (someone) from a course of action, a goal, etc. 

  • To cause or help (someone) to stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to dry out. 

  • To take (one's eyes) off something; to look away. 

  • To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation. 

  • To stop talking to or interacting with other people and start thinking thoughts not related to what is happening. 

  • To remove (a topic) from discussion or inquiry. 

  • Of soldiers: to leave a battle or position where they are stationed; to retreat. 

  • To extract (money) from a bank account or other financial deposit. 

  • Of a man: to remove the penis from a partner's body orifice before ejaculation; to engage in coitus interruptus. 

  • To disregard (something) as belonging to a certain group. 

  • To stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to undergo withdrawal. 

  • Chiefly followed by from: to leave a place, someone's presence, etc., to go to another room or place. 

  • Chiefly followed by from: to stop taking part in some activity; also, to remove oneself from the company of others, from publicity, etc. 

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