irritate vs sensitize

irritate

verb
  • To cause or induce displeasure or irritation. 

  • To induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism). 

  • To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in. 

sensitize

verb
  • To make (someone or something) sensitive or responsive to certain stimuli. 

  • To render capable of being acted on by actinic rays of light. 

  • To make (someone) increasingly aware of, in a concerned or sensitive way. 

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