remove vs take off

remove

verb
  • To delete. 

  • To discard, set aside, especially something abstract (a thought, feeling, etc.). 

  • To murder. 

  • To dismiss or discharge from office. 

  • To move something or someone from one place to another, especially to take away. 

  • To dismiss a batsman. 

noun
  • Distance in time or space; interval. 

  • A step or gradation (as in the phrase "at one remove") 

  • (at some public schools) A division of the school, especially the form prior to last 

  • Emotional distance or indifference. 

  • The act of resetting a horse's shoe. 

  • The act of removing something. 

  • A dish served to replace an earlier one during a meal; a part of a new course. 

take off

verb
  • To remove. 

  • To depart. 

  • To absent oneself from (work or other responsibility), especially with permission. 

  • To quantify. 

  • To leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air. 

  • To imitate, often in a satirical manner. 

  • To become successful, to flourish. 

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