assimilate vs work the room

assimilate

verb
  • To absorb (a person or people) into a community or culture. 

  • To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between. 

  • To incorporate nutrients into the body, especially after digestion. 

  • To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the mind. 

  • To liken, compare to something similar. 

  • To become similar. 

  • To be incorporated or absorbed into something. 

noun
  • Something that is or has been assimilated. 

work the room

verb
  • To interact with one's audience, taking cues from its reactions and adapting one's performance or words to elicit the audience's attention and enthusiasm. 

  • To interact enthusiastically with the attendees at an event, by moving among them, greeting them, and engaging them in conversation. 

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