change vs ruin

change

verb
  • To become something different. 

  • 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 make something into something else. 

  • To replace. 

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. 

ruin

verb
  • To make something less enjoyable or likeable. 

  • To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of. 

  • To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something. 

  • To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business. 

  • To destroy or make something no longer usable. 

  • To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil. 

noun
  • The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed. 

  • A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow. 

  • The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. 

  • The act of ruining something. 

  • Complete financial loss; bankruptcy. 

  • Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction. 

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