strike out vs undertake

strike out

verb
  • To begin to make one's way. 

  • To draw a line through some text such as a printed or written sentence, with the purpose of deleting that text from the rest of the document. 

  • To fail; to be refused a request or to have a proposal not be accepted, in particular a request for a (hopefully romantic) date. 

  • To lash out; to strike or hit at someone or something, particularly something in arm's length of the striker and at or near the level of the striker's head. 

  • To strongly criticize or make a verbal attack, particularly as a response to previous criticism or provocation. 

  • to treat something as settled 

  • Of a batter, to be retired after three strikes (missed swings, as opposed to any other way of becoming "out"); of a pitcher, to cause this to happen to the batter. 

undertake

verb
  • To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.). 

  • To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.). 

  • To pass a slower moving vehicle on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic. 

noun
  • The passing of slower traffic on the curbside rather than on the side closest to oncoming traffic. 

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