denigrate vs magnify

denigrate

verb
  • To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage. 

  • To blacken. 

  • To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame. 

magnify

verb
  • To make (something) appear larger by means of a lens, magnifying glass, telescope etc. 

  • To make (something) larger or more important. 

  • To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God). 

  • To make (someone or something) appear greater or more important than it is; to intensify, exaggerate. 

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