depreciate vs scale back

depreciate

verb
  • To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of. 

  • To decline in value over time. 

  • To belittle or disparage. 

scale back

verb
  • To make a reduction in the amount, extent, etc. of something. 

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