accept vs sign on

accept

verb
  • To admit to a place or a group. 

  • To acknowledge patiently without opposition or resistance. 

  • To endure patiently. 

  • To regard as proper, usual, true, or to believe in. 

  • To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval. 

  • To agree to pay. 

  • To receive officially. 

  • To receive as adequate or satisfactory. 

  • To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to. 

  • To receive something willingly. 

sign on

verb
  • To commit oneself, as to a project, a goal, an organization, a cause. 

  • To begin broadcasting a radio or television signal, usually at the beginning of a broadcasting day and after being off the air for several hours. 

  • To join something, after signing. 

  • To apply to receive unemployment benefits. 

  • To log on; to start using a computer, radio, etc., or to start talking. 

noun
  • The time of day when a radio or television station begins broadcasting, usually after being off the air for several hours. 

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