evade vs take on

evade

verb
  • To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding. 

  • To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from. 

  • To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from 

take on

verb
  • To attempt to fight, compete with, or engage with. 

  • To assume or take responsibility for. 

  • To (attempt to) dribble round (an opposition player). 

  • To catch on, do well; to become popular. 

  • To obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job. 

  • To begin to have or exhibit. 

  • To acquire, bring in, or introduce. 

  • To grieve or be concerned (about something or someone). 

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