enlist vs spurn

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. 

spurn

verb
  • To waste; fail to make the most of (an opportunity) 

  • To reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn. 

  • To reject something by pushing it away with the foot. 

noun
  • An act of spurning; a scornful rejection. 

  • A kick; a blow with the foot. 

  • A body of coal left to sustain an overhanging mass. 

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