elate vs gush

elate

verb
  • To make joyful or proud. 

  • To lift up; raise; elevate. 

adj
  • Elated; exultant. 

gush

verb
  • To make an excessive display of enthusiasm, praise, or sentiment. 

  • To send (something) flowing forth suddenly in great volume. 

  • To ejaculate during orgasm. 

  • To flow forth suddenly, in great volume. 

noun
  • A sudden rapid outflow. 

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