describe vs give an account

describe

verb
  • To give rise to a geometrical structure. 

  • To represent in words. 

  • To introduce a new taxon to science by explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other taxa. 

  • To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out. 

give an account

How often have the words describe and give an account occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )