circulate vs get about

circulate

verb
  • to become widely known 

  • Of decimals: to repeat. 

  • to move in circles or through a circuit 

  • to cause (a person or thing) to move in circles or through a circuit 

  • to move from person to person, as at a party 

  • to spread or disseminate 

get about

verb
  • To become widely known; to be leaked to the public or a wider audience. 

  • To be mobile, physically active. 

  • To visit a variety of different places. 

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