acerbate vs worsen

acerbate

verb
  • To make bitter or sour. 

  • To exasperate; to irritate. 

adj
  • Embittered; having a sour disposition or nature. 

worsen

verb
  • To make worse; to impair. 

  • To become worse; to get worse. 

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