imbue vs let go

imbue

verb
  • In general, to act in a way which results in an object becoming completely permeated or impregnated by some quality. 

  • To wet or stain an object completely with some physical quality. 

let go

verb
  • To dismiss from employment. 

  • To release from one's grasp; to go from a state of holding on to a state of no longer holding on. 

  • To ignore (a comment, etc.). 

  • To emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation. 

  • To fail to maintain a standard of appearance, behavior, or performance. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, go. 

  • To gain weight 

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