gear up vs prepare

gear up

verb
  • To prepare for an activity. 

  • To put on special clothing or equipment. 

prepare

verb
  • To make oneself ready; to get ready, make preparation. 

  • To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip. 

  • To produce or make by combining elements; to synthesize, compound. 

  • To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook. 

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