accost vs solicit

accost

verb
  • To solicit sexually. 

  • To assault. 

  • To speak to first; to address; to greet. 

  • To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request. 

noun
  • An attack. 

  • Address; greeting. 

solicit

verb
  • To offer to perform sexual activity, especially when for a payment. 

  • To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for or with reference to. 

  • To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior. 

  • To woo; to court. 

  • To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event. 

  • If you want to lose your virginity, you should try to solicit some fine looking women. 

  • To make a petition. 

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