remember vs retain

remember

verb
  • To not forget (to do something required) 

  • To give (a person) money as a token of appreciation of past service or friendship. 

  • To memorize; to put something into memory. 

  • To keep in mind, be mindful of 

  • to commemorate, to have a remembrance ceremony 

  • To convey greetings from. 

  • To engage in the process of recalling memories. 

  • To recall from one's memory; to have an image in one's memory. 

retain

verb
  • To keep in possession or use. 

  • To employ by paying a retainer. 

  • To hold back (a pupil) instead of allowing them to advance to the next class or year. 

  • To keep in one's pay or service. 

  • To hold secure. 

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