animate vs dampen

animate

adj
  • That which lives. 

  • Possessing the quality or ability of motion. 

  • Dynamic, energetic. 

  • having a referent that is considered alive (this generally includes humans and animals, often also gods, plants, etc.) 

  • Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun. 

verb
  • To give spirit or vigour to; to stimulate or enliven; to inspirit. 

  • To impart motion or the appearance of motion to. 

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 animate and dampen occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )