help vs mend

help

verb
  • To contribute in some way to. 

  • To assist (a person) in getting something, especially food or drink at table; used with to. 

  • To provide assistance. 

  • To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can. 

  • To do something on the behalf of someone. 

  • To provide assistance to (someone or something). 

intj
  • A cry of distress or an urgent request for assistance 

noun
  • Action given to provide assistance; aid. 

  • Something or someone which provides assistance with a task. 

  • Documentation provided with computer software, etc. and accessed using the computer. 

  • A study aid. 

  • One or more people employed to help in the maintenance of a house or the operation of a farm or enterprise. 

  • Correction of deficits, as by psychological counseling or medication or social support or remedial training. 

mend

verb
  • To help, to advance, to further; to add to. 

  • To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved. 

  • To repair (something that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or otherwise damaged) 

  • To put in a better state; to set right; to reform; 

  • To quicken 

noun
  • A place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending. 

  • The act of repairing or recovering. 

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