play dead vs relinquish

play dead

verb
  • To act as though defeated while awaiting a chance to attack. 

  • To lie very still, like a corpse. 

relinquish

verb
  • To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession. 

  • To give up, abandon or retire from something. To trade away. 

  • To let go (free, away), physically release. 

  • To accept to give up, withdraw etc. 

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