emendation vs remedy

emendation

noun
  • The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement. 

  • An intentional change in the spelling of a scientific name, which is usually not allowed. 

  • Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions from a document. 

remedy

noun
  • Something that corrects or counteracts. 

  • A medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease. 

  • The accepted tolerance or deviation in fineness or weight in the production of gold coins etc. 

  • The legal means to recover a right or to prevent or obtain redress for a wrong. 

verb
  • To provide or serve as a remedy for. 

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