acerbate vs arouse

acerbate

verb
  • To exasperate; to irritate. 

  • To make bitter or sour. 

adj
  • Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature. 

arouse

verb
  • To stimulate or induce (feelings). 

  • To sexually stimulate. 

  • To cause an erection of the penis or other physical signs of sexual arousal, such as fluid secretion. 

  • To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse. 

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