delete vs maintain

delete

verb
  • To defeat or dominate. 

  • To kill or murder. 

  • To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. 

noun
  • A remainder of a music or video release. 

  • The delete character (U+007F or %7F). 

  • A deletion. 

maintain

verb
  • To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). 

  • To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert. 

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