dismiss vs neglect

dismiss

verb
  • To send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as). 

  • To get a batsman out. 

  • To give someone a red card; to send off. 

  • To reject; to refuse to accept. 

  • To order to leave. 

  • To invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration. 

  • To discharge; to end the employment or service of. 

  • To dispel; to rid one’s mind of. 

neglect

verb
  • To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight. 

  • To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness. 

  • To fail to care for or attend to something. 

  • To ignore for the sake of simplifying calculations without significantly affecting accuracy. 

noun
  • Habitual lack of care. 

  • The act of neglecting. 

  • The state of being neglected. 

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