take in vs take up

take in

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

  • 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 shorten (a garment) or make it smaller. 

  • To absorb or comprehend. 

  • To attend a showing of. 

  • To reef. 

take up

verb
  • Synonym of take in (“tighten a belaying rope”) 

  • To accept (a proposal, offer, request, etc.) from. 

  • To implement, to employ, to put into use. 

  • To review the solutions to a test or other assessment with a class. 

  • To begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis. 

  • To occupy; to consume (space or time). 

  • To resume. 

  • To pick up. 

  • To address (an issue). 

  • To shorten by hemming. 

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