ameliorate vs richen

ameliorate

verb
  • To become better; improve. 

  • To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition. 

richen

verb
  • To become rich or richer; become superior in quality, condition or effectiveness. 

  • To make or render rich or richer. 

  • To gain richness; become heightened or intensified in brilliancy. 

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