insult vs mollify

insult

verb
  • To be insensitive, insolent, or rude to (somebody); to affront or demean (someone). 

noun
  • Something causing disease or injury to the body or bodily processes; the injury so caused. 

  • Something that causes offence (for example, by being of an unacceptable quality). 

  • Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect. 

mollify

verb
  • To appease (anger), pacify, gain the good will of. 

  • To ease a burden, particularly worry; make less painful; to comfort. 

  • To soften; to make tender 

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