exalt vs lessen

exalt

verb
  • To elate, or fill with the joy of success. 

  • To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate. 

  • To honor; to hold in high esteem. 

lessen

verb
  • To make less; to diminish; to reduce. 

  • To become less. 

conj
  • unless. 

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