blunt vs kindle

blunt

verb
  • To repress or weaken; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of 

  • To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt. 

adj
  • Having a thick edge or point; not sharp. 

  • Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech. 

  • Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute. 

  • Hard to impress or penetrate. 

  • Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive. 

noun
  • A marijuana cigar. 

  • A playboating move resembling a cartwheel performed on a wave. 

  • A short needle with a strong point. 

  • A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip. 

kindle

verb
  • To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc). 

  • To begin to grow or take hold. 

  • To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.). 

  • To bring forth young; to give birth. 

adj
  • pregnant 

noun
  • A group of kittens. 

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