dismiss vs take up

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. 

take up

verb
  • To pick up. 

  • To accept (a proposal, offer, request, etc.) from. 

  • To implement, to employ, to put into use. 

  • To review the solutions to a test or other assessment with a class. 

  • To begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis. 

  • To occupy; to consume (space or time). 

  • Synonym of take in (“tighten a belaying rope”) 

  • To resume. 

  • To address (an issue). 

  • To shorten by hemming. 

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