insult vs vituperate

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. 

vituperate

verb
  • To criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner. 

  • To use abusive or harsh words. 

  • To attack (someone or something) with abusive language; to revile, to vilify. 

adj
  • Of, characterized by, or relating to abusive or harsh criticism. 

  • Which has been abusively or harshly criticized; also, deserving harsh criticism. 

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