abandon vs drag up

abandon

verb
  • To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish. 

  • To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. 

  • To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. 

  • To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility. 

  • To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss. 

noun
  • A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. 

drag up

verb
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drag, up. 

  • To educate reluctant pupils. 

  • To remind people of something, usually unpleasant, from the past. 

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