repair vs ruin

repair

noun
  • The act of repairing something. 

  • The result of repairing something. 

  • The condition of something, in respect of need for repair. 

  • A place to which one goes frequently or habitually; a haunt. 

  • The act of repairing or resorting to a place. 

verb
  • to pair again 

  • To transfer oneself to another place. 

  • To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to indemnify for. 

  • To restore to good working order, fix, or improve damaged condition; to mend; to remedy. 

ruin

noun
  • The act of ruining something. 

  • The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed. 

  • A change that destroys or defeats something; destruction; overthrow. 

  • The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. 

  • Complete financial loss; bankruptcy. 

  • Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction. 

verb
  • To seduce or debauch, and thus harm the social standing of. 

  • To make something less enjoyable or likeable. 

  • To upset or overturn the plans or progress of, or to have a disastrous effect on something. 

  • To cause the fiscal ruin of; to bankrupt or drive out of business. 

  • To destroy or make something no longer usable. 

  • To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil. 

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