abstain vs take part

abstain

verb
  • Deliberately refrain from casting one's vote at a meeting where one is present. 

  • Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. 

take part

verb
  • To participate or join. 

  • To share or partake. 

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