enlighten vs thicken

enlighten

verb
  • To make something clear to (someone); to give knowledge or understanding to. 

  • To supply with light. 

thicken

verb
  • To become thicker (in the sense of wider). 

  • To become thicker (in the sense of more viscous). 

  • To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous). 

  • To make thicker (in the sense of wider). 

  • To make more frequent. 

  • To strengthen; to confirm. 

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