allay vs lull

allay

verb
  • To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm. 

  • To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate. 

noun
  • Alleviation; abatement; check. 

lull

verb
  • To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm 

  • To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate. 

noun
  • A period of rest or soothing. 

  • A period without waves or wind. 

  • An extended pause between sets of waves. 

  • A period of reduced activity; a respite 

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