beckon vs invite

beckon

verb
  • To seem attractive and inviting 

  • To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer. 

noun
  • A sign made without words; a beck. 

  • A children's game similar to hide and seek in which children who have been "caught" may escape if they see another hider beckon to them. 

invite

verb
  • To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by pleasure or hope; to attract. 

  • To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. 

  • To encourage. 

  • To request formally. 

noun
  • An invitation. 

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