hurry vs remit

hurry

verb
  • To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to confused or irregular activity. 

  • Often with up, to speed up the rate of doing something. 

  • To cause to be done quickly. 

  • To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on. 

  • To do things quickly. 

  • To put: to convey coal in the mine, e.g. from the working to the tramway. 

noun
  • Rushed action. 

  • Urgency. 

  • an incidence of a defensive player forcing the quarterback to act faster than the quarterback was prepared to, resulting in a failed offensive play. 

  • A tremolando passage for violins, etc., accompanying an exciting situation. 

remit

verb
  • To allow (something) to slacken, to relax (one's attention etc.). 

  • Rhymes: -ɪt 

  • Audio (UK) (file) 

  • To restore or replace. 

  • To refer (something or someone) for deliberation, judgment, etc. (to a particular body or person). 

  • To postpone. 

  • IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ɹɪˈmɪt/ 

  • To forgive, pardon (a wrong, offence, etc.). 

  • To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply. 

  • To refrain from exacting or enforcing. 

  • IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ɹiˈmɪt/, /ɹɪˈmɪt/ 

noun
  • A communication from a superior court to a subordinate court. 

  • IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈɹiːmɪt/, /ɹɪˈmɪt/ 

  • Audio (UK) (file) 

  • IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /ˈɹimɪt/, /ɹiˈmɪt/, /ɹɪˈmɪt/ 

  • Rhymes: -ɪt 

  • Terms of reference; set of responsibilities; scope. 

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