stake out vs uphold

stake out

verb
  • To mark off the limits by stakes 

  • To watch a location and/or people, generally covertly. 

  • To end the game by hitting the stake peg in the middle of the court. 

uphold

verb
  • To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate. 

  • To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling 

  • To support by approval or encouragement, to confirm (something which has been questioned) 

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