assign vs commend

assign

verb
  • To appoint or select (someone) for some office. 

  • To give (a value) to a variable. 

  • To allot or give (something) as a task. 

  • To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose. 

  • To attribute or sort (something) into categories. 

  • To categorize (someone) as belonging to the male or female sex. 

  • To transfer (property, a legal right, etc.) from one person to another. 

noun
  • An assignee. 

commend

verb
  • To entrust or commit to the care of someone else. 

  • To recommend. 

  • To praise or acclaim. 

  • To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and goodwill. 

  • To congratulate or reward. 

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