compliment vs vituperate

compliment

noun
  • An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect. 

  • Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery. 

verb
  • To pay a compliment (to someone); to express a favourable opinion (of someone). 

vituperate

adj
  • Of, characterized by, or relating to abusive or harsh criticism. 

  • Which has been abusively or harshly criticized; also, deserving harsh criticism. 

verb
  • To criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner. 

  • To use abusive or harsh words. 

  • To attack (someone or something) with abusive language; to revile, to vilify. 

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