assist vs seize

assist

verb
  • To help compensate for what is missing with the help of a medical technique or therapy. 

  • To help. 

  • To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring. 

noun
  • A decisive pass made to the goal scorer 

  • A helpful action or an act of giving. 

  • A defensive play, allowing a teammate to record a putout. 

seize

verb
  • To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance). 

  • To have a seizure. 

  • Of chocolate: to change suddenly from a fluid to an undesirably hard and gritty texture. 

  • To take possession of (by force, law etc.). 

  • To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture. 

  • To bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up. 

  • (with of) To cause (an action or matter) to be or remain before (a certain judge or court). 

  • To submit for consideration to a deliberative body. 

  • To have a sudden and powerful effect upon. 

  • To lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon). 

  • To bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line. 

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