amelioration vs cessation

amelioration

noun
  • The act of making better. 

  • An improvement. 

  • The process by which a term gains a more positive connotation over time. 

  • An ameliorative change of a concept or a repertoire of concepts. 

cessation

noun
  • A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final. 

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