alter vs contemporize

alter

verb
  • To change the form or structure of. 

  • To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal). 

  • To tailor clothes to make them fit. 

  • To become different. 

  • To affect mentally, as by psychotropic drugs or illness. 

noun
  • An identity or headmate of a person with dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder). A member of a system. 

contemporize

verb
  • To modify, repackage, or present a well-known or traditional product or brand in a way that appeals to contemporary consumers. 

  • To bring up to date; often specifically to set a historical narrative in a modern context 

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