belittle vs show off

belittle

verb
  • To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. 

show off

verb
  • To exhibit the best attributes of something. 

  • To attract attention to for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism; to demonstrate a skill, talent or property for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism. 

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