buck up vs dampen

buck up

verb
  • To become encouraged, reinvigorated, or cheerful; to summon one's courage or spirits; to pluck up courage. 

  • To pass on to higher authority for resolution. See also pass the buck. 

  • To encourage; to hearten. 

intj
  • Cheer up; take courage; take heart. 

dampen

verb
  • 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. 

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

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