commission vs retire

commission

verb
  • To send or officially charge someone or some group to do something. 

  • To put into active service. 

  • To place an order for (often a piece of art). 

noun
  • A fee charged by an agent or broker for carrying out a transaction. 

  • The thing to be done as agent for another. 

  • The act of committing (e.g. a crime or error). 

  • A sending or mission (to do or accomplish something). 

  • An official charge or authority to do something, often used of military officers. 

  • A body or group of people, officially tasked with carrying out a particular function. 

retire

verb
  • To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay. 

  • To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness. 

  • To cease use or production of something. 

  • To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy. 

  • To fit (a vehicle) with new tires. 

  • To recede; to fall or bend back. 

  • To go to bed. 

  • To withdraw; to take away. 

  • To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat. 

  • To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure. 

  • To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list. 

  • To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout. 

noun
  • The act of retiring, or the state of being retired. 

  • A place to which one retires. 

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