enlist vs neglect

enlist

verb
  • To secure; to obtain. 

  • To recruit the aid or membership of others. 

  • To enter on a list; to enroll; to register. 

  • To voluntarily join a cause or organization, especially military service. 

noun
  • One who is enlisted, usually in a military service. 

neglect

verb
  • To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness. 

  • To fail to care for or attend to something. 

  • To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight. 

  • To ignore for the sake of simplifying calculations without significantly affecting accuracy. 

noun
  • Habitual lack of care. 

  • The act of neglecting. 

  • The state of being neglected. 

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