abandon vs promote

abandon

verb
  • To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. 

  • To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish. 

  • To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. 

  • To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility. 

  • To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss. 

noun
  • A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. 

promote

verb
  • To encourage, urge or incite. 

  • To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure. 

  • To elevate to a higher league. 

  • To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank. 

  • To move on to a subsequent stage of education. 

  • To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity. 

  • To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank. 

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