dispatch vs keep

dispatch

verb
  • To rid; to free. 

  • To send (a shipment) with promptness. 

  • To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform. 

  • To send (a person) away hastily. 

  • To pass on for further processing, especially via a dispatch table (often with to). 

  • To destroy (someone or something) quickly and efficiently. 

  • To send (an important official message) promptly, by means of a diplomat or military officer. 

  • To send (a journalist) to a place in order to report. 

noun
  • A mission by an emergency response service, typically involving attending to an emergency in the field. 

  • A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc. 

  • The act of doing something quickly. 

  • The passing on of a message for further processing, especially through a dispatch table. 

keep

verb
  • To restrain. 

  • To supply with necessities and financially support (a person). 

  • To refrain from freely disclosing (a secret). 

  • To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain. 

  • To remain edible or otherwise usable. 

  • To remain in a state. 

  • To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; to not swerve from or violate. 

  • To raise; to care for. 

  • To have habitually in stock for sale. 

  • To act as wicket-keeper. 

  • To enter (accounts, records, etc.) in a book. 

  • To maintain the condition of; to preserve in a certain state. 

  • To maintain (an establishment or institution); to conduct; to manage. 

  • To watch over, look after, guard, protect. 

  • To maintain possession of. 

  • To record transactions, accounts, or events in. 

  • To remain faithful to a given promise or word. 

  • To continue. 

noun
  • The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case. 

  • A cap for holding something, such as a journal box, in place. 

  • The food or money required to keep someone alive and healthy; one's support, maintenance. 

  • The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls. 

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