ferment vs perk up

ferment

verb
  • To stir up, agitate, cause unrest or excitement in. 

  • To react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by aging or by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew. 

noun
  • Something, such as a yeast or barm, that causes fermentation. 

  • A gentle internal motion of the constituent parts of a fluid; fermentation. 

  • A state of agitation or of turbulent change. 

  • A catalyst. 

perk up

verb
  • to cause to be more lively or enthusiastic. 

  • to become more lively or enthusiastic. 

  • To cause to be more upright, straighten up 

  • His ears perked up when he heard there would be ice cream. 

  • To become more upright 

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