illumine vs scintillate

illumine

verb
  • To cause (something) to glow or shine with light. 

  • To cause (the eyes) to see. 

  • To enlighten intellectually. 

  • To enlighten (someone) spiritually; to induce (someone) to adopt, or believe in the truth of, a religion, religious tenet, etc. 

  • To enlighten (someone) intellectually. 

  • To decorate (a page of a manuscript book) with ornamental designs. 

  • To shine light on (something). 

  • To cause (a person or their face) to show enlightenment, happiness, etc. 

  • To become bright; to light up. 

  • Of a person or their face: to show enlightenment, happiness, etc. 

scintillate

verb
  • To give off sparks; to shine as if emanating sparks; to twinkle or glow. 

  • Of a star or other celestial body: to vary rapidly in brightness; to twinkle. 

  • Especially of a phosphor: to emit a flash of light upon absorbing ionizing radiation. 

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