deaden vs dullen

deaden

verb
  • To become less lively; to diminish (by itself). 

  • To make soundproof. 

  • To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle. 

dullen

verb
  • To become dull or duller; to dull. 

  • To make dull or duller; to dull. 

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