elevate vs spread out

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). 

spread out

verb
  • To place items further apart. 

  • Become further apart. 

adj
  • Covering a wide area of space or long period of time. 

  • Far apart, not close to each other - far apart, extended over an expanse of space or time. 

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