denote vs herald

denote

verb
  • To indicate; to mark. 

  • To make overt. 

  • To refer to literally; to convey as meaning. 

herald

verb
  • To proclaim or announce an event. 

  • To greet something with excitement; to hail. 

noun
  • A harbinger, giving signs of things to come. 

  • A handbill consisting of an advertisement. 

  • An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms. 

  • A messenger, especially one bringing important news. 

  • A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix. 

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