contaminate vs rectify

contaminate

verb
  • To soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association. 

  • To infect, often with bad objects 

  • To make something dangerous or toxic by introducing impurities or foreign matter. 

  • To make unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements. 

rectify

verb
  • To adjust (a globe or sundial) to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem. 

  • To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right. 

  • To determine the length of a curve included between two limits. 

  • To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation. 

  • To produce (as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling bad wines or strong spirits (whisky, rum, etc.) with flavourings. 

  • To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.). 

  • To convert (alternating current) into direct current. 

  • To correct or amend (a mistake, defect etc.). 

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