append vs decrease

append

noun
  • An instance of writing more data to the end of an existing file. 

verb
  • To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex 

  • To write more data to the end of a pre-existing file, string, or other object. 

  • To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended 

decrease

noun
  • A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting). 

  • An amount by which a quantity is decreased. 

verb
  • Of a quantity, to become smaller. 

  • To make (a quantity) smaller. 

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