engage vs rent

engage

verb
  • To arrange to employ or use (a worker, a space, etc.). 

  • To enter into conflict with (an enemy). 

  • To come into gear with. 

  • To enter into (an activity), to participate (construed with in). 

  • To draw into conversation. 

  • To mesh or interlock (of machinery, especially a clutch). 

  • To attract, to please; (archaic) to fascinate or win over (someone). 

  • To guarantee or promise (to do something). 

  • To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. 

  • To bind through legal or moral obligation (to do something, especially to marry) (usually in passive). 

  • To enter into battle. 

rent

verb
  • To grant occupation in return for rent. 

  • To obtain or have temporary possession of an object (e.g. a movie) in exchange for money. 

  • To occupy premises in exchange for rent. 

  • To be leased or let for rent. 

noun
  • An object for which rent is charged or paid. 

  • A division or schism. 

  • A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to occupy a property. 

  • A similar payment for the use of a product, equipment or a service. 

  • A profit from possession of a valuable right, as a restricted license to engage in a trade or business. 

  • A tear or rip in some surface. 

adj
  • That has been torn or rent; ripped; torn. 

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