seek vs sue

seek

verb
  • To ask for; to solicit; to beseech. 

  • To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at. 

  • To try to find; to look for; to search for. 

  • To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to. 

  • To navigate through a stream. 

  • To attempt, endeavour, try 

noun
  • The operation of navigating through a stream. 

sue

verb
  • To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead. 

  • To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal action. 

  • To clean (the beak, etc.). 

  • To leave high and dry on shore. 

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