criticize vs take to task

criticize

verb
  • To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults. 

  • To find fault (with something). 

take to task

verb
  • To lecture, berate, admonish, or hold somebody accountable for his or her actions. 

How often have the words criticize and take to task occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )