dismiss vs initiate

dismiss

verb
  • To order to leave. 

  • To get a batsman out. 

  • To give someone a red card; to send off. 

  • To reject; to refuse to accept. 

  • To invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration. 

  • To send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as). 

  • To discharge; to end the employment or service of. 

  • To dispel; to rid one’s mind of. 

initiate

verb
  • To begin; to start. 

  • To instruct in the rudiments or principles; to introduce. 

  • To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the initiative. 

  • To confer membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with mysterious rites or ceremonies. 

noun
  • One who is oriented in and familiar with a topic or subject; especially, one who is an expert in it. 

  • A new member of an organization. 

  • One who has been through a ceremony of initiation. 

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