punish vs sugarcoat

punish

verb
  • To treat harshly and unfairly. 

  • To handle or beat severely; to maul. 

  • To consume a large quantity of. 

  • To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action. 

sugarcoat

verb
  • To coat with sugar. 

  • To make superficially more attractive; to give a falsely pleasant appearance to. 

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