debase vs misdirect

debase

verb
  • To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade. 

  • To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins. 

misdirect

verb
  • To direct attention away from covert actions or intended targets. 

  • To put the incorrect address on a mail item 

  • To direct something wrongly 

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