feign vs take on

feign

verb
  • To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent; to feint. 

  • To hide or conceal. 

  • To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate. 

  • To imagine; to invent; to pretend to do something. 

take on

verb
  • To attempt to fight, compete with, or engage with. 

  • To assume or take responsibility for. 

  • To (attempt to) dribble round (an opposition player). 

  • To catch on, do well; to become popular. 

  • To obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job. 

  • To begin to have or exhibit. 

  • To acquire, bring in, or introduce. 

  • To grieve or be concerned (about something or someone). 

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