douse vs retard

douse

verb
  • To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly 

  • To put out; to extinguish. 

  • To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse. 

  • To strike, beat, or thrash. 

  • To fall suddenly into water. 

noun
  • A sudden plunging into water. 

  • A blow or strike, especially to the face. 

retard

verb
  • To decelerate; to slow down. 

  • To put off; to postpone. 

  • To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing. 

noun
  • Retardation; delay. 

  • A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando. 

  • A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn. 

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