acerbate vs inflame

acerbate

verb
  • To exasperate; to irritate. 

  • To make bitter or sour. 

adj
  • Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature. 

inflame

verb
  • To provoke (a person) to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage. 

  • To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of. 

  • To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry or incensed. 

  • To kindle or intensify (a feeling, as passion or appetite); to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat. 

  • To exaggerate; to enlarge upon. 

  • To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow. 

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