raze vs uphold

raze

noun
  • A swinging fence in a watercourse to prevent cattle passing through. 

verb
  • To destroy; to strike out of existence; to obliterate. 

  • To scrape as if with a razor. 

  • To demolish; to level to the ground. 

uphold

verb
  • To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling 

  • To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate. 

  • To support by approval or encouragement, to confirm (something which has been questioned) 

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