forgive vs retrospect

forgive

verb
  • To pardon; to waive any negative feeling or desire for punishment, retribution, or compensation. 

  • To accord forgiveness. 

retrospect

noun
  • Consideration of past times. 

verb
  • To look or refer back to; to reflect on. 

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