demean vs downbear

demean

verb
  • To debase; to lower; to degrade. 

  • To subtract the mean from (a value, or every observation in a dataset). 

  • To mortify. 

  • To humble, humble oneself; to humiliate. 

noun
  • resources; means. 

  • demesne. 

downbear

verb
  • To lessen; reduce. 

  • To bear or press down (on); press upon; depress; subdue. 

  • To bear, bring or carry down. 

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