contend vs neglect

contend

verb
  • contend with: To try to cope with a difficulty or problem. 

  • To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight. 

  • To be in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue. 

  • To believe (something is reasonable) and argue (for it); to advocate. 

  • To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend. 

neglect

verb
  • To fail to care for or attend to something. 

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

  • 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 contend and neglect occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )