abase vs laud

abase

verb
  • To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate. 

laud

verb
  • To praise; to glorify. 

noun
  • Praise or glorification. 

  • A prayer service following matins. 

  • Hymn of praise. 

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