defy vs take heart

defy

verb
  • To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition). 

  • To refuse to obey. 

  • To not conform to or follow a pattern, set of rules or expectations. 

take heart

verb
  • To be courageous; to regain one's courage. 

intj
  • Used when encouraging someone to bear or take up a difficult situation. 

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