abdicate vs pursue

abdicate

verb
  • To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity; to renounce sovereignty. 

  • To surrender, renounce or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; to fail to fulfill responsibility for. 

pursue

verb
  • To follow, travel down (a particular way, course of action etc.). 

  • To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase. 

  • To aim for, go after (a specified objective, situation etc.). 

  • To participate in (an activity, business etc.); to practise, follow (a profession). 

  • To act as a legal prosecutor. 

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