aggrandize vs discredit

aggrandize

verb
  • To make appear great or greater; to exalt. 

  • To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.). 

  • To make great; to enlarge; to increase. 

  • To increase or become great. 

discredit

noun
  • A degree of dishonour or disesteem; ill repute; reproach. 

  • A person or thing that causes harm to a reputation, as of a person, family, or institution. 

  • The state of being discredited or disbelieved. 

  • Discrediting or disbelieving. 

verb
  • To harm the good reputation of a person; to cause an idea or piece of evidence to seem false or unreliable. 

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