magnify vs soften

magnify

verb
  • To make (something) larger or more important. 

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

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

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

soften

verb
  • To make something soft or softer. 

  • To palatalize. 

  • To become or make (a consonant) more lenis, to lenite. 

  • To make less harsh 

  • To become soft or softer 

  • To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up). 

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