dampen vs kindle

dampen

verb
  • To become damped or deadened. 

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

  • To become damp or moist. 

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

kindle

verb
  • To begin to grow or take hold. 

  • To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc). 

  • To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.). 

  • To bring forth young; to give birth. 

noun
  • A group of kittens. 

adj
  • pregnant 

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