bestow vs neglect

bestow

verb
  • To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use. 

  • To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give. 

neglect

verb
  • To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness. 

  • To fail to care for or attend to something. 

  • To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight. 

  • To ignore for the sake of simplifying calculations without significantly affecting accuracy. 

noun
  • Habitual lack of care. 

  • The act of neglecting. 

  • The state of being neglected. 

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