abridge vs magnify

abridge

verb
  • Cut short; truncate. 

  • To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. 

  • To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense. 

  • To curtail. 

magnify

verb
  • To make (something) appear larger by means of a lens, magnifying glass, telescope etc. 

  • To make (something) larger or more important. 

  • To praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God). 

  • To make (someone or something) appear greater or more important than it is; to intensify, exaggerate. 

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