dullen vs lessen

dullen

verb
  • To make dull or duller; to dull. 

  • To become dull or duller; to dull. 

lessen

verb
  • To make less; to diminish; to reduce. 

  • To become less. 

conj
  • unless. 

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