engage vs oppose

engage

verb
  • To enter into conflict with (an enemy). 

  • To come into gear with. 

  • To enter into (an activity), to participate (construed with in). 

  • To draw into conversation. 

  • To mesh or interlock (of machinery, especially a clutch). 

  • To attract, to please; (archaic) to fascinate or win over (someone). 

  • To guarantee or promise (to do something). 

  • To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. 

  • To arrange to employ or use (a worker, a space, etc.). 

  • To bind through legal or moral obligation (to do something, especially to marry) (usually in passive). 

  • To enter into battle. 

oppose

verb
  • To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against. 

  • To object to. 

  • To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit. 

  • To present or set up in opposition; to pose. 

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