recension vs revise

recension

noun
  • A text established by critical revision. 

  • A family of manuscripts which share similar traits; the variety of a language which is used in such manuscripts. 

  • A critical revision of a text. 

  • A census, an enumeration, a review, a survey. 

revise

noun
  • A review or a revision. 

  • A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction. 

verb
  • To review, alter and amend, especially of written material. 

  • To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination. 

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