conduct vs follow

conduct

verb
  • To carry out (something organized) 

  • To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition. 

  • To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.) 

  • To behave. 

  • To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks) 

  • To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry. 

noun
  • Plot. 

  • Behaviour; the manner of behaving. 

  • Skillful guidance or management. 

  • The act or method of controlling or directing. 

follow

verb
  • To carry out (orders, instructions, etc.). 

  • To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely, as a profession or calling. 

  • To understand, to pay attention to. 

  • To subscribe to see content from an account on a social media platform. 

  • To live one's life according to (religion, teachings, etc). 

  • To be a logical consequence of something. 

  • To watch, to keep track of (reports of) some event or person. 

  • To go or come after in a sequence. 

  • To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching. 

noun
  • In billiards and similar games, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball after hitting it. 

  • The act of following another user's online activity. 

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