elevate vs hike

elevate

verb
  • To raise (something) to a higher position. 

  • To direct (the mind, thoughts, etc.) toward more worthy things. 

  • To confer honor or nobility on (someone). 

  • To promote (someone) to a higher rank. 

  • To make (something or someone) more worthy or of greater value. 

  • To increase the intensity or degree of (something). 

hike

verb
  • To unfairly or suddenly raise a price. 

  • To take a long walk for pleasure or exercise. 

  • To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails. 

  • To pull up or tug upwards sharply. 

  • To snap the ball to start a play. 

intj
  • Let's go; get moving. A command to a dog sled team, given by a musher. 

noun
  • A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise. 

  • A sharp upward tug to raise something. 

  • An abrupt increase. 

  • The snap of the ball to start a play. 

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