covenant vs renege

covenant

verb
  • To enter into, or promise something by, a covenant. 

  • To enter a formal agreement. 

  • To make a stipulation. 

  • To bind oneself in contract. 

noun
  • A promise, incidental to a deed or contract, either express or implied. 

  • An incidental clause in an agreement. 

  • An agreement to do or not do a particular thing. 

  • A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties. 

renege

verb
  • To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word. 

  • In a card game, to break one's commitment to follow suit when capable. 

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