change vs retain

change

verb
  • To replace. 

  • To replace one's clothing. 

  • To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it). 

  • To change hand while riding (a horse). 

  • To transfer to another vehicle (train, bus, etc.) 

  • To become something different. 

  • To make something into something else. 

noun
  • The process of becoming different. 

  • A change-up pitch. 

  • An amount of cash, usually in the form of coins, but sometimes inclusive of paper money. 

  • Small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination. 

  • Balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase. 

  • A transfer between vehicles. 

  • Any order in which a number of bells are struck, other than that of the diatonic scale. 

  • A replacement. 

retain

verb
  • To keep in possession or use. 

  • To employ by paying a retainer. 

  • To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year. 

  • To keep in one's pay or service. 

  • To hold secure. 

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