enlist vs resign

enlist

verb
  • To recruit the aid or membership of others. 

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

  • To secure; to obtain. 

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

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

resign

verb
  • To quit (a job or position). 

  • To submit passively; to give up as hopeless or inevitable. 

  • To give up; to relinquish ownership of. 

  • To hand over (something to someone), place into the care or control of another. 

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