brine vs dampen

brine

verb
  • To prepare and flavor food (especially meat) for cooking by soaking in a salt solution. 

  • To preserve food in a salt solution. 

noun
  • The sea or ocean; the water of the sea. 

  • Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling. 

dampen

verb
  • To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet. 

  • To lessen; to dull; to make less intense (said of emotions and non-physical things). 

  • To become damped or deadened. 

  • To become damp or moist. 

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