elevate vs wither

elevate

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

  • To raise (something) to a higher position. 

  • 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). 

wither

verb
  • To make helpless due to emotion. 

  • To become helpless due to emotion. 

  • To lose vigour or power; to languish; to pass away. 

  • To cause to shrivel or dry up. 

  • To shrivel, droop or dry up, especially from lack of water. 

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