refuse vs take in

refuse

verb
  • To melt again. 

  • To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission. 

  • To decline (a request or demand). 

  • To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy. 

noun
  • Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage. 

adj
  • Discarded, rejected. 

take in

verb
  • To reef. 

  • To allow a person or an animal to live in one's home. 

  • To receive (goods) into one's home for the purpose of processing for a fee. 

  • To enjoy or appreciate. 

  • To deceive; to hoodwink. 

  • To tighten (a belaying rope). (Also take up.) 

  • To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller. 

  • To absorb or comprehend. 

  • To attend a showing of. 

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