recharge vs renew

recharge

verb
  • To attack again or anew. 

  • To reload a gun with ammunition. 

  • To request payment again from. 

  • To charge an electric battery after its power has been consumed. 

  • To add or restore water to an aquifer. 

  • To invigorate and revitalize one's energy level by removing stressful agents for a period of time. 

  • To charge or accuse in return. 

noun
  • Water that has percolated from the ground surface to an aquifer. 

  • The process of charging (an electrical device) again. 

renew

verb
  • To begin again; to recommence. 

  • To replace (something which has broken etc.); to replenish (something which has been exhausted), to keep up a required supply of. 

  • To repeat. 

  • To make new spiritually; to regenerate. 

  • To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition. 

  • To extend a period of loan, especially a library book that is due to be returned. 

noun
  • Synonym of renewal 

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