acerbate vs brusque

acerbate

adj
  • Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature. 

verb
  • To exasperate; to irritate. 

  • To make bitter or sour. 

brusque

adj
  • Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly. 

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