belittle vs praise

belittle

verb
  • To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. 

praise

verb
  • To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship. 

noun
  • Commendation; favourable representation in words. 

  • Worship. 

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